Quote by Albert Einstein

for those who would joyously march in rank and file, they have already earned my contempt, for they were given a large brain by accident when a spinal chord would have sufficed.

for those who would joyously march in rank and file, they ha

Summary

This quote expresses a disdain for individuals who blindly conform and obediently follow others without questioning or thinking critically. The remark implies that the act of mindlessly participating in a group, without utilizing one's intelligence or individuality, is a waste of the potential endowed by possessing a spacious brain instead of a simpler spinal cord. The speaker suggests that true admiration lies in those who exercise their intellectual capacities and refuse to be mere followers, implying that mindless conformity is contemptible.

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By Albert Einstein

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