No one of real intelligence will accept anything just because some authority declares it be so. Don't accept the truth of anything you have not confirmed for yourself.

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This quote is a reminder that we must all become the ultimate authorities on ourselves. We must verify everything in our own minds before accepting it as truth. We can never believe in something unless we have personally found value in it.

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1. No one of real intelligence will accept anything just because some authority declares it be so. Don't accept the truth of anything you have not confirmed for yourself.

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