"A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds"

Jean's line in 1.5 is a quote from Ralpho Waldo Emerson's Self-Reliance.  The quote in its entirety is:

"A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines."

The reason why the entire quote interests me is because it reminds me of the quote she chooses by John Donne in the script about loving each other better than all the "Worthies."  The Worthies could also be called statesmen, philosophers, and divines.  So it seems Ruhl is making similar statements about the perceived and actual importance of "noteworthy" people.  To me, it seems like she is challenging the status quo of what is right, and what is wrong, and how we think about certain issues -- she wants us to open our minds -- to see that not everything is black and white, and that the shades of grey are limitless.