The old guard believe in that code because they came to it the hard way. They raise their children to believe in that code-but their children believe it for entirely different reasons." "They believe it," the Constable said, "because they have been indoctrinated to believe it." "Yes. Some of them never challenge it-they grow up to be small-minded people, who can tell you what they believe but not why they believe it. Others become disillusioned by the hypocrisy of the society and rebel-as did Elizabeth Finkle-McGraw.
( Neal Stephenson )
[ The Diamond Age ]
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