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The formation of a society of seekers may have a social value but it has little instructional value, for it merely pools their common ignorance. The justification of a society educationally is its possession of a competent teacher--competent because his instruction possesses intellectual clarity and his knowledge possesses justifiable certitude.

-- Notebooks Category 1: Overview of the Quest > Chapter 4 : Organized Groups > # 112