# The Strongest Cultures Are Unafraid of Revision by Bryant McGill > “The strongest cultures are not afraid of revision, because truth does not become weaker when it is examined.” > **— Bryant McGill**, *Authorship of the West, September 2026* ## Sources and Context - **Author-supplied exact original:** “The strongest cultures are not afraid of revision, because truth does not become weaker when it is examined.” — supplied directly by Bryant McGill in his manuscript for [[articles/war with empire/Authorship of the West|Authorship of the West]] (September 22, 2026). - **Source article:** [[articles/war with empire/Authorship of the West|Authorship of the West]] — the sentence appears in the article's warning that a culture frightened of reinterpretation has confused preservation with embalming, repeated in its closing claim that every author of the West is provisional. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/War With Empire|War With Empire]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Article:** [[articles/war with empire/Authorship of the West|Authorship of the West]] - **Article:** [[articles/How Europe's Refuse Built the Apex Civilization Called America|How Europe's Refuse Built the Apex Civilization Called America]] - **Article:** [[articles/Christopher Nolan's Odyssey at the Threshold of Machine Succession|Christopher Nolan's Odyssey at the Threshold of Machine Succession]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Authorship of the West|Authorship of the West]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Recursive Self-Correction|Recursive Self-Correction]] - [[wiki/Authorship of the West|Authorship of the West]] - [[wiki/Semiotic Sovereignty|Semiotic Sovereignty]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “The strongest cultures are not afraid of revision, because truth does not become weaker when it is examined.” — Bryant McGill, Authorship of the West, September 2026 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-bryant-mcgill-strong-cultures-welcome-revision ```