The state produced in the laboratory may be likened to a light doze, compared to the profound slumber induced by the preponent authority system of a national government.

Quote by Stanley Milgram

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The key to the behavior of subjects lies not in pent-up anger or aggression, but...

The key to the behavior of subjects lies not in pent-up anger or aggression, but...

It is easy to ignore responsibility when one is only an intermediate link in a...

It is easy to ignore responsibility when one is only an intermediate link in a...

The disappearance of a sense of responsibility is the most far-reaching consequence of submission to...

The disappearance of a sense of responsibility is the most far-reaching consequence of submission to...

The soldier does not wish to appear a coward, disloyal, or un-American. The situation has...

The soldier does not wish to appear a coward, disloyal, or un-American. The situation has...

It is easy to ignore responsibility when one is only an intermediate link in a...

It is easy to ignore responsibility when one is only an intermediate link in a...

The disappearance of a sense of responsibility is the most far-reaching consequence of submission to...

The disappearance of a sense of responsibility is the most far-reaching consequence of submission to...

The soldier does not wish to appear a coward, disloyal, or un-American. The situation has...

The soldier does not wish to appear a coward, disloyal, or un-American. The situation has...

It may be that we are puppets-puppets controlled by the strings of society. But at...

It may be that we are puppets-puppets controlled by the strings of society. But at...

If there is anything the nonconformist hates worse than a conformist, it's another nonconformist who...

If there is anything the nonconformist hates worse than a conformist, it's another nonconformist who...

The reward for conformity is that everyone likes you but yourself.

The reward for conformity is that everyone likes you but yourself.

I bear no grudges. I have a mind that retains nothing.

I bear no grudges. I have a mind that retains nothing.

I think the reward for conformity is that everyone likes you except yourself.

I think the reward for conformity is that everyone likes you except yourself.

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else...

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else...

That man is a creature who needs order yet yearns for change is the creative...

That man is a creature who needs order yet yearns for change is the creative...

Basically, I hate conformity. I hate people telling me what to do. It makes me...

Basically, I hate conformity. I hate people telling me what to do. It makes me...

The opposite of bravery is not cowardice but conformity.

The opposite of bravery is not cowardice but conformity.

I'll never fall in line, become another victim of your conformity and back down.

I'll never fall in line, become another victim of your conformity and back down.

To be one's self, and unafraid whether right or wrong, is more admirable than the...

To be one's self, and unafraid whether right or wrong, is more admirable than the...

The race of man, while sheep in credulity, are wolves for conformity.

The race of man, while sheep in credulity, are wolves for conformity.

As much as I live I shall not imitate them or hate myself for being...

As much as I live I shall not imitate them or hate myself for being...

If you are not free to choose wrongly and irresponsibly, you are not free at...

If you are not free to choose wrongly and irresponsibly, you are not free at...