Absent Quote by Philip Zimbardo

Majority decisions tend to be made without engaging the systematic thought and critical thinking skills of the individuals in the group. Given the force…

— Anonymous

“When you identify as part of a group, your opinions tend to be biased toward the group consensus.”

— Scott Adams

“Conformity is a problem for many small groups. Members put a higher priority on cohesion than on coming up with a well-reasoned choice. They…

— Anonymous

“Most people cannot stand being alone for long. They are always seeking groups to belong to, and if one group dissolves, they look for…

— Doris Lessing

Disagreement produces debate but dissent produces dissension. Dissent (which come from the Latin, dis and sentire) means originally to feel apart from others. People…

— Daniel J. Boorstin

One has to give minority groups a kind of reward, an emotional reward, that it is worthwhile assimilating to this particular majority group. And…

— Norbert Elias

More truly characteristic of dissent is a dignity, an elevation, of mood and thought and phrase. Deep conviction and warm feeling are saying their…

— Benjamin Cardozo

Almost always, the creative dedicated minority has made the world better.

— Martin Luther King, Jr

How could I be anything but a dissenter? Who wants the opinion of a group?

— Saul Bellow

“A Creative Minority is a Christian community in a web of stubbornly loyal relationships, knotted together in a living network of persons who are…

— Anonymous

There is no doubt that dissents can serve a useful role by explaining when a justice thinks the majority has gone off the deep…

— Neal Katyal

Managing dissent is about recognizing the value of disagreement, discord and difference.

— Noreena Hertz