The people naturally adhere most to doctrines which demand the least self-exertion and the least use of their own reason, and which can best accommod… - Immanuel Kant

Through laziness and cowardice a large part of mankind, even after nature has freed them from alien guidance, gladly remain immature. It is because of laziness and cowardice that it is so easy for others to usurp the role of guardians. It is so comfortable to be a minor!

Agisci in modo da considerare l’umanità come scopo, e mai come semplice mezzo.

I freely admit that the remembrance of David Hume was the very thing that many years ago first interrupted my dogmatic slumber and gave a completely different direction to my researches in the field of speculative philosophy