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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

In truth, there never was any remarkable lawgiver amongst any people who did not resort...

In truth, there never was any remarkable lawgiver amongst any people who did not resort...

Authority has every reason to fear the skeptic, for authority can rarely survive in the...

Authority has every reason to fear the skeptic, for authority can rarely survive in the...

Authority forgets a dying king

Authority forgets a dying king

Authority is itself inherently an act of imagination.

Authority is itself inherently an act of imagination.

Authority intoxicates, And makes mere sots of magistrates; The fumes of it invade the brain,...

Authority intoxicates, And makes mere sots of magistrates; The fumes of it invade the brain,...

Homo sapiens are the species that invents symbols in which to invest passion and authority,...

Homo sapiens are the species that invents symbols in which to invest passion and authority,...

He who has no bread has no authority

He who has no bread has no authority

We have the Bill of Rights. What we need is a Bill of Responsibilities.

We have the Bill of Rights. What we need is a Bill of Responsibilities.

To punish me for my contempt for authority, fate made me an authority myself.

To punish me for my contempt for authority, fate made me an authority myself.

Anyone who in discussion relies upon authority uses, not his understanding, but rather his memory.

Anyone who in discussion relies upon authority uses, not his understanding, but rather his memory.

Those fields which most depend upon authoritative opinion for their data least contain known natural...

Those fields which most depend upon authoritative opinion for their data least contain known natural...

A crown, if it hurts us, is not worth wearing.

A crown, if it hurts us, is not worth wearing.

We also serve who only punctuate

We also serve who only punctuate