Critical Thought First Casualty of Group Think
by Lee on September 16, 2008
A human group transforms itself into a crowd when it suddenly responds to a suggestion rather than to reasoning, to an image rather than to an idea, to an affirmation rather than to proof, to the repetition of a phrase rather than to arguments, to prestige rather than to competence.
Jean-François Revel
Related quotes:
- Critical Fools “Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain – and most fools do.” — Dale Carnegie ...
- The Best Reason for Critical Thinking “Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.” — Voltaire ...
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