And, if we have any evidence that the wisdom which formed the plan is in the man, we have the very same evidence, that the power which executed it is in him also. – Thomas Reid
There is no greater impediment to the advancement of knowledge than the ambiguity of words. – Thomas Reid
Every indication of wisdom, taken from the effect, is equally an indication of power to execute what wisdom planned. – Thomas Reid
The rules of navigation never navigated a ship. The rules of architecture never built a house. – Thomas Reid
The only protection as a historian is to institute a process of research and writing that minimizes the possibility of error. And that I have tried to do, aided by modern technology, which enables me, having long since moved beyond longhand, to use a computer for both organizing and taking notes. – Doris Kearns Goodwin