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Radiation Protection Dosimetry 2006 121(4):345-346; doi:10.1093/rpd/ncl165
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Editorial

On Hobgoblins and Consistency

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An often-quoted sentence appears in an essay entitled ‘Self-Reliance’ by the American writer Ralph Waldo Emerson, ‘A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds’. The essay extols the virtues of non-conformity and this quotation is usually invoked as a criticism for the repetition of actions just for the sake of maintaining uniformity. It may be risky to disagree with the words of the esteemed Mr. Emerson, but in the . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Joseph C. McDonald

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