"Most people, when directly confronted by evidence that……" — Carol Tavris
"Most people, when directly confronted by evidence that they are wrong, do not change their point of view or course of action but justify it even more tenaciously. Even irrefutable evidence is rarely enough to pierce the mental armor of self-justification."
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Carol Tavris
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11 Quotes by Carol Tavris
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Doubt is not the enemy of justice; overconfidence is.
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