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What important truth do very few people agree with you on?

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Peter Thiel, to job candidates, Zero to One, chapter 1, 2014

Peter Thiel, Zero to One, chapter 1, where it is introduced as his job-interview question. Thiel supplies his own standard: a good answer takes the form "most people believe x, but the truth is the opposite of x."

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Barry Scheck Defence lawyer; co-founder of the Innocence Project
Mistaken identification is the single greatest cause of the conviction of the innocent.
Recorded Frontline, PBS, 30 October 2001 source ↗
Leon Panetta Attorney and politician; Director of the Office of Management and Budget, White House Chief of Staff, Director of the CIA and Secretary of Defense
But if our institutions of democracy are not working, that is an even greater threat to our national security
Recorded Cal Fussman, Esquire, 14 December 2012 source ↗
Blake Masters Venture capitalist; co-author of Zero to One; 2022 U.S. Senate candidate in Arizona
Well, I'd say that I'm actually optimistic about the future of our country. That's not a sentiment most people share today. Especially on the Right, it's increasingly common to feel pessimistic about America. You know, to be 'blackpilled', as they say online. And it's understandable – I too see all the chaos and destruction this Regime is inflicting on our country and the American people. But I really do believe that we can get the pendulum to swing back our way, that we can win this fight and rebuild America. That's why I'm running for office.
Recorded Mark Granza, IM—1776 interview, recorded via Zoom, 8 December 2021, 17 December 2021 source ↗
Albie Sachs Anti-apartheid lawyer; Justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa
And I get so upset when I hear that, because are you saying: Poor people only want a roof over their heads and want food? That poor people are not interested in beauty and rights and fairness and justice?
Recorded Koyo Kouoh, Koyo and Albie in conversation, The Albie Collection, 25 July 2024 source ↗
Zuzana Čaputová Slovak environmental lawyer and later President of Slovakia; 2016 Goldman Environmental Prize winner
Ak niekto prejavuje lásku ku krajine, no zároveň šíri nenávisť voči iným ľuďom či skupinám, vnímam to ako falošné vlastenectvo.
Recorded N/A, Interview, Dekk Institute, 16 April 2026 source ↗

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