The Crowd

action acts affirmation become Bill Buford capable centuries changes character characteristics of crowds civilisation classes collective behavior consequence constitute contagion contrary convictions crimes criminal Crowd Mind Crowd Psychology crowds and power democratic dogmas Dreyfus Affair E. A. Ross electors evoked example fact factors Ferdinand de Lesseps force France French Revolution Gabriel Tarde genius Ginneken govern Gustave LeBon hero heterogeneous crowds hypnotised ideas illusions images imagination of crowds immense impressed influence instincts institutions isolated individual jury Latin laws leaders of crowds LeBon liberty magistrates massacre masses ment merely mind of crowds modern morality Napoleon nations necessary never observed opinions of crowds organised parliamentary assemblies persons phenomena philosophers political popular possess power of crowds present prestige psychology of crowds race reason religious result Robespierre sentiments Serge Moscovici small number social socialist society striking success suggestion Taine tion to-day transformed truth unconscious universal suffrage violent votes words