Any acceptance of authority is the very denial of truth.
Real learning comes about when the competitive spirit has ceased.
Freedom from the desire for an answer is essential to the understanding of a problem.
Hitler and Mussolini were only the primary spokesmen for the attitude of domination and craving for power that are in the heart of almost everyone. Until the source is cleared, there will always be confusion and hate, wars and class antagonisms.
So when you are listening to somebody, completely, attentively, then you are listening not only to the words, but also to the feeling of what is being conveyed, to the whole of it, not part of it.