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title: "3 Social Coherence Quotes by 3 authors"
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> [In the evolution of mankind there has always been a certain degree of social coherence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herbert-read/in-the-evolution-of-mankind-there-has-always-been-a-certain-degree-of/)

[Herbert Read](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herbert-read/)

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> [“Yet I’ve noticed the same thing when your band plays — the most amazing social coherence, as if you all shared the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-pynchon/yet-i-ve-noticed-the-same-thing-when-your-band-plays-the-most-amazing/)

[Thomas Pynchon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-pynchon/)

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> [In such systems, there is unquestioning respect for authority. Faith trumps evidence. But if indeed this is broadly the explanation for how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-may-baron-may-of-oxford/in-such-systems-there-is-unquestioning-respect-for-authority-faith/)

[Robert May, Baron May of Oxford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-may-baron-may-of-oxford/)

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