Friday, September 11, 2009

Quote of the Day: John McWhorter on the Individual

Professor McWhorter (a linguist) has an interesting new editorial that, among other things, contains this piquant line:

Being part of a group can make us feel whole, sometimes so much so that logic alone becomes expendable . . . There's some of that kind of sentiment in all of us. Independent thought will always be the exception, regardless of levels of education.

Yikes! This seems more relevant now than ever! I second McWhorter's response: "It fascinates me, frustrates me and scares me all at the same time--but it no longer surprises me."

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