The being cannot be termed rational or virtuous, who obeys any authority, but that of reason. -Mary Wollstonecraft, reformer and writer (1759-1797)
True, but it is often enough the case that the rational and virtuous course of action is to obey a proper authority when one's reason is unsure. In fact, sometimes it is the rational and virtuous course to obey a proper authority even when one's reason suggests another course is better. No one's reason is infallible, and the rational and virtuous person recognizes this and takes it into account.
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