“In Smith's theory there is confusion between the two ideas of communion and expiation or placation.”
“The need for consensus and placation is a particularly human perversion of science, but it happens all too often because office and personal politics make it necessary.”
“Such a university cares more about placating students than it does about enlightening them, even when the placation jeopardizes the pursuit of higher learning.”
“Placaters are the children who will lose track of their own feelings and opinions and base every decision on their ultimate desire to bring peace to the family.”
“Although Placaters in PsychTests' sample do show a bit of a feisty side, and are not totally opposed to throwing in a few dirty tactics once in a while.”