Doubt everything except your conscience, even then test the waters, for much brainwashing has gone out into the world

Dara Reidyr
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Nelson Mandela said, “Doubt everything except your conscience, even then test the waters, for much brainwashing has gone out into the world.” He was talking about the need to question what you are told, especially if it comes from someone you respect. Perhaps he meant that we should not blindly accept what other people say, but that we should always ask ourselves some questions or at least do some investigating before we believe something that is said to us.

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