Quote by Charles Babbage
That science has long been neglected and declining in England, is

That science has long been neglected and declining in England, is not an opinion originating with me, but is shared by many, and has been expressed by higher authority than mine. – Charles Babbage

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I am inclined to attach some importance to the new system of manufacturing and venture to throw it out with the hope of its receiving a full discussion among those who are most interestedin the subject. – Charles Babbage

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It will be readily admitted, that a degree conferred by an university, ought to be a pledge to the public that he who holds it possesses a certain quantity of knowledge. – Charles Babbage

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The accumulation of skill and science which has been directed to diminish the difficulty of producing manufactured goods, has not been beneficial to that country alone in which it is concentrated distant kingdoms have participated in its advantages. – Charles Babbage

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Political ideology can corrupt the mind, and science. – E. O. Wilson

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Science and technology revolutionize our lives, but memory, tradition and myth frame our response. – Arthur M. Schlesinger

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That the way to achieve higher standards of living for all is through science and technology, taking advantage of better tools, methods and organization. – Charles E. Wilson

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The time was not yet ripe for the growth of mathematical science among us, and any development that might have taken place in that direction was rudely stopped by the civil war. – Simon Newcomb

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Our attitudes control our lives. Attitudes are a secret power working twenty-four hours a day, for good or bad. It is of paramount importance that we know how to harness and control this great force. – Irving Berlin

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