Guard against the prestige of great names; see that your judgments are your own; and do not shrink from disagreement; no trusting without testing.
Lord (John Emerich Edward Dalberg) Acton
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There are two things which cannot be attacked in front: ignorance and narrow-mindedness. They can only be shaken by the simple development of the contrary qualities. They will not bear discussion.
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Everything secret degenerates, even the administration of justice; nothing is safe that does not show how it can bear discussion and publicity.
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