Alan Watts, (1915-1973) British-American philosopher Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quote Share via Email Print this Page Alan Watts Quote “Many people never grow up. They stay all their lives with a passionate need for external authority and guidance, pretending not to trust their own judgment.”Alan Watts ~ Alan Watts (1915-1973) British-American philosopher Freedom , Government , Oppression , Reason , Responsibility , Liberty , Trust Ratings and Comments Reply Joe, Rochester, MI 7/19/05 Take responsibility for your own life, and leave others to theirs. Reply KS, Somewhere,USA 7/19/05 Sad isn't it. Reply Dick Trice, Fort Worth 7/19/05 Reply Mike, Norwalk 8/31/21 What do you mean pretending? Patrons of the occupying statist theocracy infesting this land parrot the talking points of their gods as though they were facts. In addition, the theocratical seminaries (government schools, K — ...), ecclesiastical propagators (MSM), theocratic clergy (government fellows), etc. perform varying degrees of Stockholm Syndrome to aggravate the need for external authority and guidance. Reply abby 9/14/21 Peter Pans.... SaveOk2 SaveOk2 View CommentsClick to view or comment. Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print This Alan Watts quote is found in these categories: Freedom quotes Government quotes Oppression quotes Reason quotes Responsibility quotes Liberty quotes Trust quotes About Alan Watts Bio of Alan Watts Quotations by Alan Watts Books by/about Alan Watts Alan Watts videos Alan Watts on Wikipedia Astrological chart for Alan Watts