Vincenzo Galilei Professions : Composer Born : 1520 Died : July 2, 1591 Browse All Authors Famous Quotes by Vincenzo Galilei It appears to me that those who rely simply on the weight of authority to prove any assertion, without searching out the arguments to support it, act absurdly. I wish to question freely and to answer freely without any sort of adulation. That well becomes any who are sincere in the search for truth. Vincenzo Galilei freedom truth science Similar Authors Igor Stravinsky composer Irving Berlin composer Brian Ferneyhough composer Bryce Dessner composer Bradley Joseph composer Boudleaux Bryant composer All Authors