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Robert F. Kennedy: Trust in the experts is not a function of science. It's not a function of democracy. It's a function of religion and…

On the recordJuly 19, 2023
Trust in the experts is not a function of science. It's not a function of democracy. It's a function of religion and totalitarianism.
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Robert F. Kennedy
New York

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Kennedy critiques reliance on experts during the pandemic, equating it to totalitarianism.

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