Jonathan Haidt quotes - page 3

Liberals have difficulty understanding the Tea Party because they think it is a bunch of selfish racists. But I think the Tea Party is driven in large part by concerns about fairness. (Jonathan Haidt)
People can believe pretty much whatever they want to believe about moral and political issues, as long as some other people near them believe it, so you have to focus on indirect methods to change what people want to believe. View quote
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Let me say it diplomatically: Most religions are tribal to some degree. View quote
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Trying to run Congress without human relationships is like trying to run a car without motor oil. Should we be surprised when the whole thing freezes up? View quote
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Liberals are my friends, my colleagues, my social world. View quote
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Our moral sense really evolved to bind groups together into teams that can cooperate in order to compete with other teams. View quote
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In accounts of men in battle, there is an incredible adrenaline rush from group-versus-group conflict. The fervor and passion of partisans is clearly rewarding; and if it's rewarding, it involves dopamine; and if it involves dopamine, then it is potentially addictive. View quote
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Congress is full of good, decent, smart people who have devoted their lives to public service. View quote
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I did say that in-group, authority and purity are necessary for the maintenance of order, but I would never give them a blanket endorsement. View quote
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If you have a personality predisposed to liberalism, you might gravitate more to the artsy crowd or the anti-establishment crowd. And then those peers will affect you, and they will give you values, and you will copy them. View quote
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Anytime we're interacting with someone, we're judging them, we're sharing expectations, we think they didn't live up to those expectations. (Jonathan Haidt)
Liberals tend to be much more concerned about business and corporations as the oppressors. They look to government as the solution. On the Right it's the opposite. They see business as good, as what generates wealth in society, and they see government as the oppressor, which makes it hard for especially small businesspeople. View quote
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Most of our social nature is like that of other primates - we're mostly out for ourselves. View quote
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I got interested in the American culture war back in 2004, and it's one of the only growth stocks I've ever invested in. View quote
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