Conflict is the gadfly of thought. It stirs us to observation and memo…

John Dewey
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Conflict is the gadfly of thought. It stirs us to observation and memory. It instigates invention. It shocks us out of sheep-like passivity, and sets us at noting and contriving…conflict is a sine qua non of reflection and ingenuity. ✨ John Dewey (2007). Human Nature and Conduct: An Introduction to Social Psychology, p.300, Cosimo, Inc.
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