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The disappearance of a sense of responsibility is the most far-reaching consequence of submission to authority.
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The quote says that obeying authority can gradually weaken a person’s sense of personal responsibility. When people treat orders or rules as the authority’s responsibility rather than their own choice, they may stop feeling accountable for what they do. Calling this the “most far-reaching consequence” emphasizes that the loss of responsibility affects the whole way a person makes moral decisions.
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- Obedience to Authority: An Experimental View (1974)
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