We should be similarly wary of accepting common opinions; we should ju…

Michel de Montaigne
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We should be similarly wary of accepting common opinions; we should judge them by the ways of reason not by popular vote. ✨ Michel de Montaigne (1991). The essays of Michel de Montaigne, Lane, Allen
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We should be similarly wary of accepting common opinions; we should judge them by the ways of reason not by popular vote. ✨ Michel de Montaigne (1991). The essays of Michel de Montaigne, Lane, Allen

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