Summary

In Chapter 5, "Goldilocks and the Trojan Horse: Creating and Maintaining Coalitions," Grant examines the forces that can tear movements apart and those that can bring unexpected allies together. Chapter 5 focuses on the American women's suffrage movement and is divided into six subsections that examine how they, were able, or in some cases unable, to define success in terms of the company they kept.

The first subsection, "The Narcissism of Small Differences," discusses how people who believe strongly in a cause judge other members of their cause or group more harshly than non-members, because they judge members by the exact standards to which they hold themselves and expect less of non-members. "Tempered Radicals," says that in order to be successful, people must believe very strongly in their ideas, but explain them calmly and moderately to others. "Enemies Make Better Allies than Frenemies," addresses howpeople...