"Some system of authority is a requirement of all communal living, and it is only the man dwelling in isolation who is not forced to respond, through defiance or submission, to the commands of others."

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Source : Stanley Milgram (2017). “Obedience to Authority”, p.1, HarperCollins

Stanley Milgram

#Men Quotes #Dwelling Quotes #Isolation Quotes

“When I look back on my career - if that's what it is - it looks a bit like a crazy quilt, and I think it's just really because, when one job has finished, I've never really been in a position where I had three or four options.”
“The circulating medium being issued only by those who labor, they would suddenly become invested with all the wealth and all the power; and those who did not labor, be they ever so rich now, would as suddenly become poor and powerless.”
“One barrier to being a great parent is the mistaken belief that we are raising kids.”
“Oh the saddest of sights in a world of sin Is the little lost pup with his tail tucked in.”

Source : Arthur Guiterman (1915). “The Laughing Muse”
“We have a stewardship responsibility to keep ourselves healthy physically and emotionally. If we don't, we cannot carry out our obligations to God, to family, to our employer, or to others. With this in mind, we put limits on the extent to which we allow others to abuse us. Doing right will mean abuse part of the time; that goes with the turf. But inviting abuse or failing to deal with it is wrong.”
“So next time someone complains that you have made a mistake, tell him that may be a good thing. Because without imperfection, neither you nor I would exist”
“It looked as if a night of dark intent was coming, and not only a night, an age. Someone had better be prepared for rage...”
“Fulfill me, make me happy, make me feel safe, tell me who I am. The world cannot give you those things, and when you no longer have such expectations, all self created suffering comes to an end.”

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