Quote of Immanuel Kant - Have courage to use your own...
Biography - Immanuel Kant:
Born: 1724 - Died: 1804
Period:
19th century
18th century
Place of birth: Germany
Note
"Enlightenment is man's release from his self-incurred tutelage. Tutelage is man's inability to make use of his understanding without direction from another. Self-incurred is this tutelage when its cause lies not in lack of reason but in lack of resolution and courage to use it without direction from another. Sapere aude! "Have courage to use your own reason!" - that is the motto of enlightenment."
Source: Answering the Question: What is Enlightenment?
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Translation
(German, French)
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