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I hope to be remembered as a ‘voice’ encouraging people to think, rather than as a personality whose felt status and charisma stopped them thinking.
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The speaker hopes to be remembered for encouraging people to think for themselves. They would rather be a “voice” that prompts thought than a personality whose status and charisma make people stop thinking independently. The quote values the effect of an idea over admiration for the person expressing it.
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