On Authority

Benjamin Franklin, author, political theorist, politician, printer, scientist, inventor, civic activist, diplomat, and one of the best-known Founding Fathers of the United States of America:

“It is the first responsibility of every citizen to question authority.”

Thomas H. Huxley, English biologist and early proponent of evolution:

“Every great advance in natural knowledge has involved the absolute rejection of authority.”

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