That's a reference to an Emerson quote; if I remember rightly it's "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds". I suspect the implication is that o

That's a reference to an Emerson quote; if I remember rightly it's "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds". I suspect the implication is that only little minds expect consistency... but over and above Emerson being a questionable source for UI design principles, he qualifies it. The quote isn't "Consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds."