![[American] conformism might approximate collectivism, not so much in economic respects, and not too much in political respects, but very much in the pattern of daily life and thought. Whether this will happen or not, and if it does to what degree, is partly dependent on the power of resistance in those who represent the opposite pole of the courage to be, the courage to be as oneself.](/assets/img/quote-photos/american-conformism-might-approximate-collectivism-not-so-much-in-economic-res.jpg)
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