Indeed, the tension created by these conflicting roles is what helps even the most workaday academic retain some independence of thought and intellectual vigour.

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If you want a spot atop an organizational pyramid you need to manifest independence of thought, not a sissified reliance on being a people pleaser.

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For southerners looking forward to independence, the thought of losing any oil is upsetting.

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