Quotation by

Ambrose Bierce

We submit to the majority because we have to. But we are not compelled to call our attitude of subjection a posture of respect.

Ambrose Bierce

Attitude

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People follow the decisions of the majority out of necessity, not because they genuinely admire or agree with them. They can feel forced to comply without feeling any true respect or approval for the authority they are submitting to.

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