{ "id": "c958193c67cdd95998e66522a3047dd540ab3b5da8e79e1323a2c653c5096636", "pubkey": "0e2ab4d513fb542dc681c7267527422441ca73f8681360c9325edc7570704d4d", "created_at": 1689261436, "kind": 9802, "tags": [ [ "r", "https://open.substack.com/pub/slkanthan/p/kings-and-pawns-emperors-and-fools?r=1e855v\u0026utm_medium=ios\u0026utm_campaign=post" ], [ "context", "Napoleon Bonaparte allegedly once said, “In life, we are all either kings or pawns; emperors and fools.” This wisdom applies from domestic politics to geopolitics — and sometimes even in personal relationships, but we will skip that. The problem is that the pawns don’t see themselves as such. As Mark Twain said, “It’s easier to fool people than convince them they have been fooled.”" ], [ "alt", "\"As Mark Twain said, “It’s easier to fool people than convince them they have been fooled.”\"\n\nThis is a highlight created on https://highlighter.com" ] ], "content": "As Mark Twain said, “It’s easier to fool people than convince them they have been fooled.”", "sig": "f3546d97aeab10c5bf9643e56259f4a33afb00ee3efb25a4c33aab47ea87585fc07ddb1ca77c05b010bfacd97b44eca0251136de06480ccdb1c5ca91fb21b24d" }