The Foundation trilogy by Asimov tells it well . How a small group of people with unique abilities use their brains to gently manipulate the ignorant masses towards a plan which will ensure that civilization will survive . How the 'foundation' is under attack by those ignorant masses , how they prevail in part, by entrenching themselves into the collective psyche of those masses without them even realizing it . One of the best from one of the best. There is alot to love about our Greta and her friends.