Dogmatism Scale – Form E (D-Scale)

The United States and Russia have just about nothing in common.

The highest form of government is a democracy and the highest form of democracy is run by those who are most intelligent.

Even though freedom of speech for all groups is a worthwhile goal, it is unfortunately necessary to restrict the freedom of certain political groups.

It is only natural that a person would have a much better acquaintance with ideas he believes in than with ideas he opposes.

Man on his own is a helpless and miserable creature.

Fundamentally, the world we live in is a pretty lonesome place.

Most people just don’t give a "damn" for others.

I’d like it if I could find someone who would tell me how to solve my personal problems.

It is only natural for a person to be rather fearful of the future.

There is so much to be done and so little time to do it in.

Once I get wound up in a heated discussion I just can’t stop.

In a discussion I often find it necessary to repeat myself several times to make sure I am being understood.

In a heated discussion I generally become so absorbed in what I am going to say that I forget to listen to what the others are saying.

It is better to be a dead hero than to be a live coward.

While I don’t like to admit this even to myself, my secret ambition is to become a great man, like Einstein, or Beethoven, or Shakespeare.

The main thing in life is for a person to want to do something important.

If given the chance I would do something of great benefit to the world.

In the history of mankind there have probably been just a handful of really great thinkers.

There are a number of people I have come to hate because of the things they stand for.

A man who does not believe in some great cause has not really lived.

It is only when a person devotes himself to an idea or cause that life becomes meaningful.

Of all the different philosophies which exist in this world there is probably only one which is correct.

A person who gets enthusiastic about too many causes is likely to be a pretty "wishy-washy" sort of person.

To compromise with our political opponents is dangerous because it usually leads to the betrayal of our own side.

When it comes to differences of opinion in religion we must be careful not to compromise with those who believe differently from the way we do.

In times like these, a person must be pretty selfish if he considers primarily his own happiness.

The worst crime a person could commit is to attack publicly the people who believe in the same thing he does.

In times like these it is often necessary to be more on guard against ideas put out by people or groups in one’s own camp than by those in the opposing camp.

A group which tolerates too much differences of opinion among its own members cannot exist for long.

There are two kinds of people in this world: those who are for the truth and those who are against the truth.

My blood boils whenever a person stubbornly refuses to admit he’s wrong.

A person who thinks primarily of his own happiness is beneath contempt.

Most of the ideas which get printed nowadays aren’t worth the paper they are printed on.

In this complicated world of ours the only way we can know what’s going on is to rely on leaders or experts who can be trusted.

It is often desirable to reserve judgment about what’s going on until one has had a chance to hear the opinions of those one respects.

In the long run the best way to live is to pick friends and associates whose tastes and beliefs are the same as one’s own.

The present is all too often full of unhappiness. It is only the future that counts.

If a man is to accomplish his mission in life, it is sometimes necessary to gamble "all or nothing at all."

Unfortunately, a good many people with whom I have discussed important social and moral problems don’t really understand what’s going on.

Most people just don’t know what’s good for them.