Read the excerpt below and answer the question. "have the courage to use your own understanding," is therefore the motto of the enlightenment. what is another way to say, "have the courage to use your own understanding"? carpe diem. cognito, ergo sum. veni, vidi, vici. saper aude.

Saper aude

Saper aude is a Latin phrase that is often translated as "dare to know" or "dare to be wise." The phrase was originally used by the Roman poet Horace, and it later became associated with the Enlightenment. The phrase encourages people to use their own reason and understanding in order to analyze the world. Therefore, the phrase is commonly used in philosophical and educational settings.

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government is strong when they have the ability to persuade those they govern to believe government has enough power to force them or should be forcing them to do government’s will.

when enough of the citizenry do not believe government can force them or should force them to do its bidding, government has lost or will lose its strength and power to coerce.

when enough of the citizenry do believe government can force or should force them to do its bidding, they become passive at the least or actively pro-government and repeat government’s own rhetoric to pass on what they have been persuaded by government’s propaganda.

a true majority isn’t always needed to govern or to stop government. many times all that is needed is a strong minority. if a determined 30% of the population rises up against government in a concerted effort to bring it down, this size minority usually will succeed as long as those actively opposing the minority are less in force than the minority. so if 41% of the population sits at home watching tv rooting for one side or the other, they don’t matter. it’s the active parties who make a difference.

sam knew that staying up late on a weeknight would effect his exam performance the next day. however, he believed that his friends would be mad at him if he didn't join them. peer pressure and the thought of losing his friends scared sam. he planned to meet them for a couple of hours and then leave early to study for the exam.