Rawls had a confession about how to read a book, which was quite thought-provoking. He said, "I read predecessors' books, such as Hume or Kant, with the presumption that these authors are much smarter than me. If Otherwise, why should I waste my time with my students to study their works? If I occasionally see a mistake in their argument, my first reaction is: they must have seen this error themselves and dealt with it. Passed. In short, there is no simple general error in their work, and no major error. The text is intended to show:. ['Study with skepticism.', 'Reading must be humble.', 'Reading is the most taboo.', "Reading can't be as good as everything."]