<p>From episode 16 - The Gates Of Judgement (at around 16:10), Shogo Makishima said:</p>

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  <p>Justice is subject to dispute; might is easily recognized and is not disputed. So we cannot give might to justice,</p>
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<p>In return, Shinya Kogami replied:</p>

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  <p>I have long since learned, as a measure of elementary hygiene, to be on guard when anyone quotes <strong>Pascal</strong>.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>So the answer is Blaise Pascal.</p>

<p>By the way, Kogami's reply is actually a quote from <a href="https://books.google.com.vn/books?id=6U4naz5DfsgC&amp;lpg=PA71&amp;ots=RH0VoGXejm&amp;pg=PA71"><em>Toward a Philosophy of History</em></a> by José Ortega y Gasset.</p>

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Pulak Das
<p>In the anime Psycho Pass they reference some of the major ideologically leading people.</p>

<p>But there is a direct quote from one of the main characters saying "Be wary of those who quote ___"  There is then a reply: "Had you not quoted him I probably would have." Who is the author in question?</p>

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2014-12-11T00:22:42.067Z
Are you trying to solve a trivia question, or do you actually have a question to ask?
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People should be wary of those who quote which author?
# People should be wary of those who quote which author?
Posted by: username_0 on 2014-12-10
In the anime Psycho Pass they reference some of the major ideologically leading people.

But there is a direct quote from one of the main characters saying "Be wary of those who quote \_\_\_" There is then a reply: "Had you not quoted him I probably would have." Who is the author in question?
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> **username_1**: Are you trying to solve a trivia question, or do you actually have a question to ask?  
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### Answer by username_2 on 2015-02-27. Score: 10
From episode 16 - The Gates Of Judgement (at around 16:10), Shogo Makishima said:

> Justice is subject to dispute; might is easily recognized and is not disputed. So we cannot give might to justice,

In return, Shinya Kogami replied:

> I have long since learned, as a measure of elementary hygiene, to be on guard when anyone quotes **Pascal**.

So the answer is Blaise Pascal.

By the way, Kogami's reply is actually a quote from [*Toward a Philosophy of History*](https://books.google.com.vn/books?id=6U4naz5DfsgC&lpg=PA71&ots=RH0VoGXejm&pg=PA71) by José Ortega y Gasset.
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