Read quote“The essence of obedience consists in the fact that a person comes to view himself as the instrument for carrying out another person's wishes.”
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About Conformity
Social pressure, obedience, norm-following, and the tension between individuality and belonging.
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Words on Conformity
Read quote“You don’t dance to the tune of the rulers.”
Read quote““Leave politics to the politicians; that’s the best way.””
Read quote“To disagree silently is disloyal.”
Read quote“I don't think any of us are considered 'normal' people.”
Read quote“For what would the people think, seeing a Mandarin, one who ought to be dignified, leave his chair to talk to a man dressed like a tramp?”
Read quote“มันเป็นที่รัฐบาลหัวโบราณหรือเปล่า!”
Read quote“Acquiescence and docility are not potential traits of Arab publics.”
Read quote“I think a museum is a bad place to look at art.”
Read quote“Whoever submits to our Prophet Muḥammad, may God bless him and grant him peace, and believes in him and affirms what he brought of sharia, externally and internally, in belief and in practice, he is then a Muslim, a believer.”
Read quote“I like to be myself; I don't want to perform myself.”
Read quote“I’m not going to play the games that they play.”
Read quote“The best ideas often appear laughable at first glance.”
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