The Harris government pulled off a clever trick — retaining all power while creating the illusion of relinquishing a substantial amount of it.

The House of Lords, an illusion to which I have never been able to subscribe - responsibility without power, the prerogative of the eunuch throughout the ages.

Law not served by power is an illusion; but power not ruled by law is a menace which our nuclear age cannot afford.

The illusion is that help (from the federal government) will be there minutes later, which is really not the case,

The power of imagination created the illusion that my vision went much farther than the naked eye could actually see.

We can be seduced...by powerful political groups that promise more wealth and lower taxes. Those with power can use clever, psychological tricks and play upon our weaknesses and brokenness in order to attract us to their way of thinking. We can be manipulated into illusion.