Quote by Edgar Allan Poe
The nose of a mob is its imagination. By this, at any time, it can be quietly led.
Summary
This quote suggests that the imagination or collective beliefs of a group of people, known as a mob, can be easily manipulated or influenced. The nose symbolizes the mob's perception or intuition, which can be strategically used to guide them towards a specific direction or ideology without them realizing it. It implies that when people are driven by imagination and emotional impulses rather than rational thinking, they become susceptible to being covertly controlled or swayed by external forces.