When people are free to do as they please, they usually imitate each other.

Eric Hoffer

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Topic

Conformity Man as social animal

Author

Eric Hoffer

Source

The Passionate State of Mind, and Other Aphorisms

Language

English

Time

1955 1950s 20th century

Occupation

Philosopher Writer

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United States

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Citation

Hoffer, Eric. The Passionate State of Mind, and Other Aphorisms. Harper & Row, 1955, no. 33.

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If liberty means anything at all it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.

George Orwell

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Freedom of speech and expression Nature of freedom Freedom

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George Orwell
Source
Times Literary Supplement
Medium
Newspaper
Language
English
Time
1950 1950s 20th century
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Citation

Orwell, George. "The Freedom of Press." Times Literary Supplement. News UK, 15 Sept. 1972.

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Man is a social animal.

Baruch Spinoza

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Topic
Man as social animal Nature of man

Author

Baruch Spinoza
Source
Ethics
Medium
Treatise
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
Latin
Time
1677 1670s 17th century
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Original Citation

Spinoza, Baruch. Ethica, Ordine Geometrico Desmonstrata [Ethics, Demonstrated in Geometrical Order]. 1677, pt. 4, prop. 35, note.

Current Citation

Spinoza, Benedict. Ethics, translated by Michael Silverthorne and Matthew J. Kinser. Cambridge University Press, 2018, pt. 4, prop. 35, note.