So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation because they are conditioned to a life of security, conformity, and conservatism, all of which may appear to give one peace of mind, but in reality nothing is more damaging to the adventurous spirit within a man than a secure future.
 Jon Krakauer, Into the Wild (1996). copy citation

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Author Jon Krakauer
Source Into the Wild
Topic conformity reality
Date 1996
Language English
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