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Vita Sackville-West

Authority has every reason to fear the skeptic, for authority can rarely survive in the face of doubt.

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Those in power worry about people who question them because doubt challenges their control. When people stop believing or start doubting authority, it becomes difficult for that authority to maintain its influence.

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