John BrunnerIt's common platitude that knowledge is neutral but every now and then it would be useful if it was on your side and not theirs.
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It's common platitude that knowledge is neutral but every now and then it would be useful if it was on your side and not theirs. It means that we accept without question the ideas of others and we don't think of them as educated people, we think of them as stupid people who repeat things they have heard without thinking for themselves.
Source: The Jagged Orbit
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