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What does it mean?
Personal integrity and conviction matter more than public opinion or popularity.
In plain terms
It matters that you feel right yourself, not what others think.
What can you take from it?
Stand by your principles regardless of public opinion.

Where it applies

  • personal ethics
  • political activism
  • leadership

Putting it to work

  • reflect on values
  • stand firm in beliefs
  • resist peer pressure

Questions to consider

  • When did you stand alone for a belief?
  • How do you know you are right?

Another view

Isolation from popular opinion can reduce influence or support.

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