Beautiful Souls: The Courage and Conscience of Ordinary People in Extraordinary Times Highlight

Cass Sunstein in his book Why Societies Need Dissent. “Conformists are often thought to be protective of social interests, keeping quiet for the sake of the group,” observed Sunstein. “By contrast, dissenters tend to be seen as selfish individualists, embarking on projects of their own. But in an important sense, the opposite is closer to the truth. Much of the time, dissenters benefit others, while conformists benefit themselves.”