A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep.

Saul Bellow
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The quote, "A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep," implies that in order to have a successful illusion, people must be intelligent. Otherwise, they would know what is really true. People gain power through illusion because they are not aware of their real needs. They are not motivated by their own needs but instead jumping at the opportunity to get something that will give them power. Thus, they become more powerful than the people who are motivated by their own needs.

Source: To Jerusalem And Back

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