The Dogmatism Scale
“In the long run the best way to live is to pick friends and associates whose tastes and beliefs are the same as one's own.”
CITM_8a294e2e2fea · 1 source instrument · 1 surface variant
in the long run the best way to live is to pick friends and associates whose tastes and beliefs are the same as ones own
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“In the long run the best way to live is to pick friends and associates whose tastes and beliefs are the same as one's own.”
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