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Quotation from The Principles of Psychology by William James
“Habit is thus the enormous fly-wheel of society, its most precious conservative agent”
The Principles of Psychology, Vol. I, Chapter IV: Habit
James extends the physiology of habit into a social theory of why people stay in their stations.
Citation: "Habit is thus the enormous fly-wheel of society, its most precious conservative agent" — William James, The Principles of Psychology, Vol. I, Chapter IV: Habit. (id the-principles-of-psychology-q2)
Portrait: William James by Alice M. Boughton, c. 1907, platinum print, from the National Portrait Gallery - NPG-NPG 87 37James-000001 (cropped), Alice Boughton, Public domain.
