John FerlingJefferson attributes to a college professor and mentor his lifelong habit of questioning conventional wisdom.
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Thomas Jefferson, one of the founding fathers of the United States, was an outspoken critic of conventional wisdom. He attributed to a college professor and mentor his lifelong habit of questioning conventional wisdom. Indeed, he clearly stated, “I never considered a man guilty until I had proved him so in my own mind.”
Source: Jefferson And Hamilton: The Rivalry That Forged A Nation
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