Acceptable Quote by George Bernard Shaw
“When the world goes mad, one must accept madness as sanity; since sanity is, in the last analysis, nothing but the madness on which the whole world happens to agree.”
About This Quote
Source Play: Man and Superman, 1903
Madness and sanity are social constructs; what we call sane is collective agreement on chaos.
In simple terms: Sanity is agreed madness.
Key Takeaway
Question societal norms.
Themes
philosophy
social critique
identity
Mood
thoughtful
critical
Type
philosophical
inspirational
When to use this quote
- political debate
- personal identity crises
Key Concepts
relativism
normativity
Questions to Reflect On
- What does “madness” mean to you?
- How do you distinguish personal truth from societal agreement?
A Different Perspective
May ignore objective truths.
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