We think that powerful and lifeful movement is impossible without differences - 'true conformity' is possible only in the cemetery.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- True unity requires diversity; only death eliminates all differences.
- In plain terms
- You need differences to have real movement.
- What can you take from it?
- Accept disagreement as necessary for progress.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is perfect agreement ever desirable?
- How do you define true conformity?
Another view
It dismisses the value of shared goals or consensus.
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