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Knowledge is mostly taught dogmatically, in a form easy to believe rather than to examine
Drawn from what Francis Bacon said
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- Francis Bacon English philosopher, lawyer and statesman (1561 to 1626)
Another error is in the manner of the tradition and delivery of knowledge, which is for the most part magistral and peremptory, and not ingenuous and faithful; in a sort as may be soonest believed, and not easiest examined.
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↗The Advancement of Learning (1605)gutenberg.org
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