Impartiality is a pompous name for indifference, which is an elegant name for ignorance.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker claims that impartiality is often a disguise for indifference, which itself stems from ignorance.
- In plain terms
- Claiming to be neutral often means you do not care or do not understand.
- What can you take from it?
- Neutrality can hide a lack of care or knowledge.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is neutrality ever truly neutral?
- When does indifference become harmful?
Another view
Sometimes neutrality is necessary for fairness.
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