Immanuel Kant — "Dare to know! (Sapere aude.) 'Have courage to use your own understanding!'—that …"
Dare to know! (Sapere aude.) 'Have courage to use your own understanding!'—that is the motto of enlightenment.
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From 'What is Enlightenment?'. The imperative nature, while serious, has a punchy, almost comically direct quality.
Date: 1784
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