Norman Lamm Quote

Each of us must have tucked away in some corner of his and her brain a contrarian — or ipkha mistabra — compartment whose function it is to seek out views other than those we readily consent to because they swarm around us. The devil's advocate can well turn out to be an angelic emissary. And swimming against the stream may be the best way to avoid drowning.

Seventy faces: articles of faith (2002)

Each of us must have tucked away in some corner of his and her brain a contrarian — or ipkha mistabra — compartment whose function it is to seek...

Each of us must have tucked away in some corner of his and her brain a contrarian — or ipkha mistabra — compartment whose function it is to seek...

Each of us must have tucked away in some corner of his and her brain a contrarian — or ipkha mistabra — compartment whose function it is to seek...

Each of us must have tucked away in some corner of his and her brain a contrarian — or ipkha mistabra — compartment whose function it is to seek...