Belief Quote by Margaret Thatcher

To me, consensus seems to be the process of abandoning all beliefs, principles, values and policies. So it is something in which no one…

— Margaret Thatcher

Consensus: “The process of abandoning all beliefs, principles, values, and policies in search of something in which no one believes, but to which no…

— Margaret Thatcher

A consensus means that everyone agrees to say collectively what no one believes individually.

— Abba Eban

“consensus fallacy—the idea that if many people believe something, some position, or some ideology, it must be true. Consensus”

— MJ DeMarco

“All forms of consensus are by necessity based on acts of exclusion”

— Chantal Mouffe

“If the breadth of perspectives is wide enough to represent the fullest range of views, consensus is unlikely. If consensus is swiftly achieved, it…

— Ron Suskind

“Consensus is horrible. I mean, if everyone really agrees on something and consensus comes about quickly and naturally, well that’s terrific. But that isn’t…

— Jossey-Bass

If facts, logic, and scientific procedures are all just arbitrarily "socially constructed" notions, then all that is left is consensus--more specifically peer consensus, the…

— Thomas Sowell

Consensus isn't just about agreement. It's about changing things around: You get a proposal, you work something out, people foresee problems, you do creative…

— David Graeber

Consensus is something you have if you cannot have agreement.

— Forbes Burnham

Consensus is usually made possible by vague language and shallow commitments.

— Mason Cooley

“Common consensus is not thought but wishful thinking.”

— Ernst Pawel