One of the great tragedies of modern education is that most people are not taught to think critically. The majority of the world's people, those of the West included, are taught to believe rather than to think. It's much easier to believe than to think. People seldom think seriously about that which we are taught to believe, because we are all creatures of imitation and habit.
Claiming Earth: Race, Rage, Rape, Redemption : Blacks Seeking a Culture of Enlightened Empowerment (ed. 1994)