I honestly cannot see how the mere existence of people wiser than myself constitutes a valid reason to turn off my brain and obey blindly. The vast majority of all historical incidences of blind obedience have ended up being Bad Ideas.
"It can get worse, though, can't it?" Fred said, "Isn't that sort of following how people wound up working for Grindlewald?"
"I am talking to you, not to those people. Have you ever come close to doing evil through excess obedience?" the Wolf asked.
"We've hardly ever obeyed at all," George said.
The Wolf waited for the words to sink in.
"But not every act of courage is right," Fred said, "Just because someone is wiser than us doesn't seem like a reason to obey them blindly."
"If one who is wiser...
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