“Like any group that has endured much, African Americans have created a strong and mutually reinforcing sense of group identity. That's not a bad thing in and of itself.” StrongGroupsIdentityAfrican AmericanBad ThingsGroup Identity Author:J. C. Watts
“One's worth and self-regard ought to come from individual competitive performance, not from group identity. Pride based on clan or tribal connections is atavistic. It appeals to people who fear they cannot succeed as individuals, and by diverting their energies it all but ensures they will not succeed as individuals.” PeopleSelfIndividualEnergyGroupsIdentityPrideOughtSucceedConnectionsPerformancesRegardAppealsClansGroup Identity Book:In Defense of Elitism Source: In Defense of Elitism
“To me, a person's identity is composed of both an 'I' and a 'we.' The 'I' finds itself in love, work, and pleasure, but it also locates itself within some meaningful group identity - a tribe, a community, a 'we.' America is too big and bland a tribe for most of us.” PersonsBigsAmericaCommunityPleasureGroupsIdentityMeaningfulTribesBlandGroup Identity Author:Letty Cottin Pogrebin
“The growing child must derive a vitalizing sense of reality from the awareness that his individual way of mastering experience (his ego synthesis) is a successful variant of a group identity and is in accord with its space-time and life plan.” WayChildrenRealityIndividualSpaceSuccessfulGrowingPlansGroupsAwarenessIdentityEgoAccordSynthesisSpace TimeLife And TimeGrowing ChildrenGroup Identity Book:Identity and the Life Cycle Source: Identity and the Life Cycle
“By encouraging Americans to adopt a group mentality, the advocates of so called 'diversity' actually perpetuate racism. Their obsession with racial group identity is inherently racist.” GroupsIdentityDiversityRacismObsessionRacistMentalityGroup Identity Author:Ron Paul