There are questions you women shouldn't begin to answer, either. Even though real life often mirrors these two paragraphs, it probably shouldn't. When Pat asks me how something looks on her, I better be totally honest. Yes, we human beings like to hear things with which we agree, things that please us and make us feel good. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear.
Few people enjoy confrontation, disagreement, or differences of opinion.
This may have been a political gimmick. I've learned far more from those who have challenged me or disagreed with me, or who have pointed out poor reasoning or illogical conclusions on my part than from those who've always agree with me. It's entirely possible that the people who've challenged me are wrong. By expressing their differing opinion, however, they are doing me a great service. They're forcing me to reconsider my own views.