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Socrates told us, "the unexamined life is not worth living." I think he's calling for curiosity, more than knowledge. In every human society at all times and at all levels, the curious are at the leading edge.

Socrates told us, "the unexamined life is not worth living." I think he's calling for curiosity, more than knowledge. In every human society at all times and at all levels, the curious are at the leading edge.

Approximate author period: c. 1967 AD · modern

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Roger Ebert
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Approximate author period: c. 1967 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Roger Ebert: documented activity in 1967. Wikidata Q212173, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q212173 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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