People do not always argue because they misunderstand one another; they argue because they hold different goals.
William Hollingsworth "Holly" Whyte, Jr. (1917–1999) American sociologist, journalist, and civic planner
“Groupthink,” Fortune (Mar 1952)
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Whyte, William H., Jr.
A really new idea affronts current agreement — it wouldn’t be a new idea if it didn’t — and the group, impelled as it is to agreement, is instinctively hostile to that which is divisive.
William Hollingsworth "Holly" Whyte, Jr. (1917–1999) American sociologist, journalist, and civic planner
The Organization Man, ch. 5 (1956)
Nonconformity is an empty goal, and rebellion against prevailing opinion merely because it is prevailing should no more be praised than acquiescence to it. Indeed, it is often a mask for cowardice, and few are more pathetic than those who flaunt outer differences to expiate their inner surrender.
William Hollingsworth "Holly" Whyte, Jr. (1917–1999) American sociologist, journalist, and civic planner
The Organization Man, Introduction (1956)
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