Are we the only sane people in the world?
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- It questions whether the speaker and their group are the only rational ones.
- In plain terms
- Are we the only sane ones?
- What can you take from it?
- Doubt others sanity.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Who defines sanity?
- Is isolation proof of sanity?
Another view
It assumes sanity is binary and self-defined.
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