Cecil has painstakingly researched and proved to me that the quote from Marx which I use as my email signature is not really a direct quote from Marx.
http://www.uta.edu/english/cgb/marx/faves.html In 1865 Karl Marx filled out a "self-portrait" questionnaire that was in widespread circulation. One of his responses: Favorite motto: De omnibus dubitandum, One ought to question everything. As Cecil has pointed out, this is a quote by someone else (probably unknown) which Marx gave as his favourite motto. Also, it doesn't exactly mean 'Question everything'. Cecil, I give up! Hereby humbly accepting my inaccuracy. Nevertheless, I will persist in using the same (non)quote as my signature, since it expresses so well what one of the greatest thinkers of all time showed through his writings -- one should not take things at face value, but try and look beyond appearances. Also, blind acceptance of received wisdom will get you into a mess. But then I don't think Goanet needs to be told this. As a motto for Goanet, how about: Question everything, argue about everything, debate everything, and yes, once in a while, abuse everybody and everything! -- Question everything - Karl Marx
