The shortest and surest way of arriving at real knowledge is to unlearn the lessons we have been taught, to mount the first principles, and take nobodys word about them. – Henry Bolingbroke
We can only reason from what is; we can reason on actualities, but not on possibilities. – Henry Bolingbroke
Patriotism must be founded on great principals and supported by great virtue. – Henry Bolingbroke
To-day it appears as though it may well be altogether abolished in the future as it has to some extent been mitigated in the past by the unceasing, and as it now appears, unlimited ascent of man to knowledge, and through knowledge to physical power and dominion over Nature. – Frederick Soddy