False Consensus

Famous quotes containing the words false and/or consensus:

    A doctrine serves no purpose in itself, but it is indispensable to have one if only to avoid being deceived by false doctrines.
    Simone Weil (1909–1943)

    A consensus politician is someone who does something that he doesn’t believe is right because it keeps people quiet when he does it.
    John Major (b. 1943)