Where thinking becomes dangerous is when flawed thought is dispensed as advice from a respected person of influence.

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He was a highly respected person in town.

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"I think he is a respected, forceful person, " says Cliff Kupchan.

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What about a political vision in which the individual is respected as a separate, rational, self-responsible person who finds value voluntarily choosing (or not) to engage with others personally, culturally, or commercially?

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Or does it mean that in fact she is a premier physician, respected by and influential with her peers, and the kind of person who will detect and cure my ailment before those doctors who do not appear on the list?

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Rajat Gupta is a good person who came from humble beginnings and rose to be someone who was well respected in the business community.

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There is no other person in the country as respected and popular within the Liberty Movement as Andrew Napolitano, a former jurist, constitutional scholar, New York Times best-selling author and TV celebrity.

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