December 11, 2007

On the Value of Questioning Authority

Irreverence is the champion of liberty and its only sure defense”
-Mark Twain

Any power, belief, idea, or proclamation can only prove its worth through contempt and, if worthwhile and right, redemption.

It is by trial that our characters, and our ideas, or forged.

 

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