“To be equally serious in receiving such communication, one must be not only a responsive but also a responsible listener. You are responsive to the extent that you follow what has been said and note the intention that prompts it. But you also have the responsibility of taking a position. When you take it, it is yours, not the author's. To regard anyone except yourself as responsible for your judgment is to be a slave, not a free man. It is from this fact that the liberal arts acquire their name. (P. 140)” Liberal ArtsResponsibility For Your ActionsCriticizing A Book Fairly Book:How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading Source: How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading