Some believe all that parents, tutors, and kindred believe. They take their principles by inheritance, and defend them as they would their estates, because they are born heirs to them.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- People often inherit beliefs from family and protect them out of loyalty rather than reason.
- In plain terms
- Many people believe what their parents believe just because they were born into it.
- What can you take from it?
- Question inherited beliefs instead of accepting them blindly.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Which beliefs did you inherit?
- Do you own your values?
Another view
Some inherited values are beneficial and do not need challenging.
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