Skepticism is the agent of reason against organized irrationalism--and is therefore one of the keys to human social and civic decency.

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Skepticism is the agent of reason against organized irrationalism--and is therefore one of the keys to human social and civic decency. - Stephen Jay Gould

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Skepticism is the agent of reason against organized irrationalism--and is therefore one of the keys to human social and civic decency. - Robert Greene (The 48 Laws of Power) quotes