Sapere Aude Unisex T-Shirt
- UK17 to 23 Novemberfree
- EU17 to 23 Novemberfree
- Free UK and EU delivery, no minimum spend
- 30 day returns
- Made to order, never mass produced
- Machine wash cold, inside out
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Sapere aude. Dare to know.
The Roman poet Horace wrote it around 20 BC in a letter to a young friend, and in 1784 the philosopher Immanuel Kant borrowed it as the motto for the whole Enlightenment. Kant's idea was simple. Most of us stay muddled not because we are dim but because thinking for ourselves feels like hard work, so we let someone louder do it for us.
Two thousand years later the louder someone has a podcast and a GB News slot.
This shirt says it in Latin, which is part of the fun. People who know will nod, and people who don't will ask, and either way you get to look like the cleverest person at the bus stop. It is two words, it is very old and it remains surprisingly useful advice.
Size guide

| Size | Length (cm) | Width (cm) | Length (in) | Width (in) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| XS | 69 | 42 | 27 | 16½ |
| S | 71 | 46 | 28 | 18 |
| M | 74 | 51 | 29 | 20 |
| L | 76 | 56 | 30 | 22 |
| XL | 79 | 61 | 31 | 24 |
| 2XL | 81 | 66 | 32 | 26 |
| 3XL | 84 | 71 | 33 | 28 |
Measurements are of the garment laid flat, not of the body. Length runs from the highest point of the shoulder to the hem, and width straight across the chest one inch below the armhole. Regular unisex fit, true to size. If you are between sizes, or you want it looser, size up.
Delivery and returns
Free to the UK and the EU, with no minimum spend. £3.95 to the rest of Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand, and £8.95 to the rest of the world. We ship to more than 40 countries.
Everything is made to order, so most orders arrive within 3 to 7 business days. You get a tracking link the moment it ships.
You have 30 days from the day it arrives to send it back, unworn and in its packaging. Email hello@verybrexitproblems.com and we will send you the instructions. If you have simply changed your mind the return postage is yours. If it arrives damaged or it is not what you ordered, send us a photo and we will replace it or refund it at our cost, postage included.
Care and materials
Machine wash cold and inside out, then tumble dry low or hang it up. Do that and the design will outlast the government that inspired it.
Combed and ring-spun cotton, pre-shrunk and side-seamed, with shoulder-to-shoulder taping so it holds its shape. Every shirt is made to order in small numbers rather than mass produced and left in a warehouse.
About Very Brexit Problems
VBP started in 2016, on the day the country voted to make itself poorer and called it sovereignty. What began as a way of coping turned into a community of hundreds of thousands of people who never stopped believing Britain belongs in Europe.
Every design starts the same way. Something absurd happens, somebody has to say so, and a shirt says it for a good deal longer than a tweet does. Mocking the con since 2016.