Non-conformity Quotes

That community is already in the process of dissolution where each man begins to eye his neighbor as a possible enemy, where non-conformity with the accepted creed, political as well as religious, is a mark of disaffection; where denunciation, without specification or backing, takes the place of evidence; where orthodoxy chokes freedom of dissent; where faith in the eventual supremacy of reason has become so timid that we dare not enter our convictions in the open lists, to win or lose. (Learned Hand)
Chronically insecure people easily lose their altruism, tolerance, and respect for non-conformity. If they have no alternative on offer, they can be led to attribute their plight to strangers in their midst. View quote
Guy Standing
In my neck of the woods non-conformity is what we do best. View quote
Jo Cox
Non-conformity has always been dangerous, and men were subjected to all manner of persecution. View quote
Kirby Page
Non-conformity is the only real passion worth being ruled by. View quote
Julian Assange
By now it has become a formula to attach new ideas on the grounds of extremism and unintelligibility. Every phase of modern art has in turn been attacked on these grounds, until the new phase became acceptable. Although the present attacks are focused on those who emphasize the subjective side of abstract painting, the threat to other sections of the modern painting is implicit. The attacks are always focused on those who are considered the black sheep, for reasons of non-conformity. They are conspicuous, because they are different, and therefore may be easy targets. View quote
Adolph Gottlieb
The way of Socrates had shown itself to be a limited way because it concerned itself "only with the scientific investigation of justice and the virtues,” and it had shown itself to be an intransigent way because it chose "non-conformity and death.” Plato corrected the way of Socrates-he removed the limitation and tempered its intransigence. View quote
Laurence Lampert