Conform Quote by Jiddu Krishnamurti
““As long as you conform, as long as you are ambitious, acquisitive, corrupting and destroying others in the pursuit of position and power, you are considered a respectable citizen. You are educated to fit into society; but that is not education, it is merely a process which conditions you to conform to a pattern. The real function of education is not to turn you out to be a clerk, or a judge, or a prime minister, but to help you understand the whole structure of this rotten society and allow you to grow to freedom, so that you will break away and create a different society, a new world. There must be those who are in revolt, not partially but totally in revolt against the old, for it is only such people who can create a new world—a world not based on acquisitiveness, on power and prestige.””
About This Quote
Source Book: Education and the New World, Jiddu Krishnamurti, 1970
Education should free minds from conformity and ambition‑driven power, enabling understanding of societal flaws and fostering revolutionary change toward a just, non‑acquisitive world.
In simple terms: Education must free you from blind conformity and power hunger.
Key Takeaway
Seek true understanding, not just a career.
Themes
education
freedom
revolution
societal critique
individualism
Mood
defiant
hopeful
critical
Type
philosophical
inspirational
When to use this quote
- activism
- reform movements
- personal development
- community building
Key Concepts
critical consciousness
social transformation
ethical autonomy
Questions to Reflect On
- What structures keep you conforming?
- How can you nurture freedom in daily life?
A Different Perspective
Revolutionary change requires collective effort, not just individual insight.
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