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It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.
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What it means
Our interpretation.
An educated mind can hold an idea up, examine it, and weigh it without feeling obliged to believe it. The speaker treats that restraint as the sign of learning: openness to unfamiliar thoughts combined with the discipline to withhold agreement until it has been earned.
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