{"quotes":[{"text":"Without their uniforms, they were probably nobodies, rejects. Give a man a uniform. Give him a few sparkly badges, a purpose, a gun ... And suddenly, he was no longer just another kid trying to make it through life without being ridiculed. Suddenly, he was a part of something. Something important. Something powerful. Something greater than he could ever be on his own. It was amazing how empowering the group could be.","author":"Kelseyleigh Reber","tags":["conformity","conformity-and-attitude","empowerment","group-dynamics","group-mentality","group-think","groupthink","in-group-politics","life","life-lessons","soldiers","war"],"id":8256,"author_id":"Kelseyleigh+Reber"},{"text":"We are united by our common fears and divided by our individual freedom!","author":"Ramana Pemmaraju","tags":["caste","caste-system","caster-chronicles","fear","freedom","group-mentality","herd-mentality","life-philosophy","sect","society"],"id":80132,"author_id":"Ramana+Pemmaraju"},{"text":"We are not supposed to all be the same, feel the same, think the same, and believe the same. The key to continued expansion of our Universe lies in diversity, not in conformity and coercion. Conventionality is the death of creation.","author":"Anthon St. Maarten","tags":["coercion","conformity","conventionality","creation","diversity","expansion","freedom","group-mentality","group-think","individuation","self-expression","sheeple","spiritual-life","universe"],"id":251636,"author_id":"Anthon+St.+Maarten"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":3,"pages":1}}