“Originality consists in thinking for yourself, not in thinking…” James Fitzjames Stephen | Leadershipology

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Originality consists in thinking for yourself, not in thinking differently from other people.

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Source: From the book Liberty, Equality, Fraternity (1873), Ch. 2. Second edition (London: Smith, Elder, and Co., 1874), p. 52., James Fitzjames Stephen, Liberty, Equality, Fraternity (1873), Ch. 2. Second edition (London: Smith, Elder, and Co., 1874), p. 52.

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