Jean Piaget Quotes
Egocentrism appears to us as a form of behavior intermediate between purely individual and socialized behavior.
Piaget, Jean. The Moral Judgment of the Child. Translated by Marjorie Gabain, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., 1932.
Describing politcy making in the Trump Whitehouse. This quotation has been cited by many who were studying Trimp's personality and style. Other Presidents would that meny people have and express their vires but in the final analysis, the President makes the decision. Trump's ego was such that he expands the notion to make this statement that so many poeople thought was so egocentric that it was inappropriate for a President of the United States where, it is the people who matter most. Trump did not have that view however.
Jean Piaget was a Swiss psychologist known for his work on child development. Piaget's theory of cognitive development and epistemological view are together called "genetic epistemology".