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George S. Patton

If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking.

Imagination

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When all people share the same ideas, it means that at least one person is not using their own mind to come up with original thoughts. True imagination requires diverse thinking, so uniformity in thought suggests a lack of individual creativity or critical thinking.

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