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" Part of the reason there's an injunction to the truth, for example, is that if you're in a circumstance of extreme uncertainty, your best weapon, let's say, or your best tool or your best defense is the truth, because it keeps things simpler. "

Jordan Peterson

You

Uncertainty

Truth

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Better

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Jordan Peterson

Speaking

People

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Jordan Peterson

Think

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" I am not going to be a mouthpiece for language that I detest. "

Jordan Peterson

I Am

Detest

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Jordan Peterson

Yes

Dragon

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Jordan Peterson

Change

Chaos