Quote by: Carl Sagan

One of the great commandments of science is, 'Mistrust arguments from authority'. (Scientists, being primates, and thus given to dominance hierarchies, of course do not always follow this commandment.)


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Author Bio


  • NameCarl Sagan
  • DescriptionAmerican astrophysicist, cosmologist, author and science educator
  • BornNovember 9, 1934
  • DiedDecember 20, 1996
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionCosmologist; Astrophysicist; Novelist; Planetary Scientist; Space Scientist; Popularizer Of Science; Science Fiction Writer; Science Writer
  • Awards; Pulitzer Prize For General Non-Fiction; Humanist Of The Year