S Milgram & Authority Response

Lefty lefty at apple.com
Tue Apr 19 14:36:19 PDT 1994


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>>This shows that, in real situations, people will follow herd instincts
>>and obey orders.
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>>rgds-- TA  (tallard at frb.gov)
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>Milgram had 66% go to the end of the board with the subjects believing
>they had killed a person with electric shock.  I saw him present the paper.
>I asked him at the end, placing ethical questions aside, what he felt the
>most important finding of this research was.  He paused thoughtfully, and
>said:
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>        We better be DAMN careful who we put in authority in this country. 

Really?

When was this, precisely?

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Lefty (lefty at apple.com)
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