When the odds are hopeless, when all seems to be lost, then is the time to be calm, to make a show of authority—at least of indifference.
“Intellectual individualism and scientific eras emerged simultaneously in history and have remained inseparable ever since.”
“Any one who in discussion relies upon authority uses, not his understanding, but rather his memory.”
“It was a reaction I learned from my father: have no respect whatsoever for authority; forget who said it and instead look at what he starts with, where he ends up, and ask yourself, Is it reasonable?”