There appears to be in human nature an impulse to demand conformity even when it serves no social purpose. This is especially notable in schoolboys. In a school where everybody wears a hat, a boy will be kicked if he goes bare-headed; while, in a school where nobody weares a hat, he will be kicked if he does not go bare-headed.
Source：What is Freedom? (1952）
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