Information is a beacon, a cuddle~, an olive branch, a deterrent, depending on who wields it and how…

Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner — Freakonomics (Chap 13)

Information is a beacon, a cuddle~, an olive branch, a deterrent, depending on who wields it and how. Information is so powerful that the assumption of information, even if the information does not actually exist, can have a sobbering effect.

— Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner, Freakonomics, Chap 13