The improver of natural knowledge absolutely refuses to acknowledge au…

Thomas Huxley
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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 Henry Huxley (2006). Huxley's Autobiography and Essays, p.176, Cosimo, Inc.
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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 Henry Huxley (2006). Huxley's Autobiography and Essays, p.176, Cosimo, Inc.

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