Quote#Truth
The goodness and greatness of a man do not justify us in accepting a…
Quote byWilliam Kingdon Clifford · 1845–1879
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Weight Of Authority.
English (original)
The goodness and greatness of a man do not justify us in accepting a belief upon the warrant of his authority, unless there are reasonable grounds for supposing that he knew the truth of what he was saying. And there can be no grounds for supposing that a man knows that which we, without ceasing to be men, could not be supposed to verify.
— William Kingdon Clifford
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