Roger Bacon — "There are four chief obstacles to grasping truth: frail authority, custom, the o…"

There are four chief obstacles to grasping truth: frail authority, custom, the opinion of the unlearned crowd, and the concealment of ignorance by ostentation.
Roger Bacon — Roger Bacon Medieval · Early advocate of scientific method

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From 'Opus Majus', attacking medieval education

Date: 1267

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