“Before I formulate an opinion, I try as a scholar and as an academician to read entire libraries on the topic and to listen to as many people as possible, regardless of whether they are savants or plain fools. However, once I have formed an opinion, I no longer want to change it. Only experience can tell me whether I’m right or I’m wrong. If I’m right, I will gloat a little bit about it. If I’m wrong, then I will excoriate myself, I will apologize publicly.”
