 Some commentators find Kant’s emphasis on freedom of the pen elitist, and regret his emphasis on the importance of obedience. (See also  Kant’s social and political philosophy,  §§4, 6.) Taken together, these two points imply a clear gulf between the practical and the theoretical—or at any rate, between what citizens do and what they believe ought to be done. Nonetheless, the essay makes clear how Kant equates reason with the aspiration to full publicity. “To use one’s own reason” is to be engaged in the quest to address all “citizens of the world.” Our judgments and principles are only reasonable to the extent that they can be accepted by all. Among other things, this means that they cannot assume the authority of any particular organization or leader. In fact, Kant had already said this, in a famous passage from the Critique of Pure Reason: