Conformity—the natural instinct to passively yield to that vague somet…

Mark Twain
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Conformity—the natural instinct to passively yield to that vague something recognized as authority. ✨ Mark Twain (2000). The Jumping Frog: And 18 Other Stories, p.85, Book Tree
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