#skepticism

The improver of natural knowledge absolutely refuses to acknowledge authority, as such. For him, skepticism is the highest of duties; blind faith the one unpardonable sin. ↗

— Thomas Huxley

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Skepticism is the first step on the road to philosophy. ↗

— Denis Diderot

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Everybody's part of the greater whole and skepticism and virtue are a part of that. ↗

— Marc Webb

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Skepticism is an important historical tool. It is the starting point of all revision of hitherto accepted history. ↗

— Samuel E. Morison

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Somehow liberals have been unable to acquire from life what conservatives seem to be endowed with at birth: namely, a healthy skepticism of the powers of government agencies to do good. ↗

— Daniel Patrick Moynihan

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The logic of validation allows us to move between the two limits of dogmatism and skepticism. ↗

— Paul Ricoeur

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People have moved beyond apathy, beyond skepticism into deep cynicism. ↗

— Elliot Richardson

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Dogmatism and skepticism are both, in a sense, absolute philosophies; one is certain of knowing, the other of not knowing. What philosophy should dissipate is certainty, whether of knowledge or ignorance. ↗

— Bertrand Russell

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Skepticism, like chastity, should not be relinquished too readily. ↗

— George Santayana

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There is a kind of courtesy in skepticism. It would be an offense against polite conventions to press our doubts too far. ↗

— George Santayana

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