“Sapere aude! Have courage to use your own reason, and your own judgment, on all occasions.”
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About this quote
Kant published the essay in 1784 in the Berlinische Monatsschrift, answering a Prussian censor's request for an explanation of the word Enlightenment. The Latin imperative has been the motto of universities ever since.
Source: An Answer to the Question: What Is Enlightenment?