Hardly A Man In The World Has An Opinion Upon Morals, Politics Or Religion Which He Got Otherwise Than Through His Associations And Sympathies. Broadly Speaking, There Are None But Corn-pone Opinions. And Broadly Speaking, Corn-Pone Stands For Self-Approval. Self-approval Is Acquired Mainly From The Approval Of Other People. The Result Is Conformity. - SearchQuotes

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Hardly a man in the world has an opinion upon morals, politics or religion which he got otherwise than through his associations and sympathies. Broadly speaking, there are none but corn-pone opinions. And broadly speaking, Corn-Pone stands for Self-Approval. Self-approval is acquired mainly from the approval of other people. The result is Conformity.

Mark Twain

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