Every man should be capable of all ideas and I understand that in the future this will be the case.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Every person should be able to grasp all ideas, and this will happen in the future.
- In plain terms
- People should be able to understand any idea, and they will eventually.
- What can you take from it?
- Strive for total intellectual openness.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What idea do you refuse?
- Is total understanding possible?
Another view
Some ideas may be inherently inaccessible to certain individuals.
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