6 Quotes by Philip G. Zimbardo

Fear is the State's psychological weapon of choice to frighten citizens into sacrificing their basic freedoms and rule-of-law protections in exchange for the security promised by their all-powerful government.

The most dramatic instances of directed behavior change and "mind control" are not the consequence of exotic forms of influence, such as hypnosis, psychotropic drugs, or "brainwashing," but rather the systematic manipulation of the most mundane aspects of human nature over time in confining settings.

If you put good apples into a bad situation, you’ll get bad apples.

Jerry-5486: "The most apparent thing that I noticed was how most of the people in this study derive their sense of identity and well-being from their immediate surroundings rather than from within themselves, and that's why they broke down—just couldn't stand the pressure—they had nothing within them to hold up against all of this.

Jak raz, na początku trafi się do jakiejś szufladki, rzadko znajdzie się sposób, żeby wspiąć się wyżej.

To be a hero you have to learn to be a deviant —because you're always going against the conformity of the group.