“That science has long been neglected and declining in England, is not ...” — Charles Babbage Quote

“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.”

“Surely, if knowledge is valuable, it can never be good policy in a country far wealthier than Tuscany, to allow a genius like Mr. Dalton's, to be employed in the drudgery of elementary instruction.”

“A tool is usually more simple than a machine; it is generally used with the hand, whilst a machine is frequently moved by animal or steam power.”

“My reason, it's true, controls my feelings, but whatever its authority, it doesn't rule them so much as tyrannize them.”

“I've studied kings, so I'm very aware of the feet of clay of authority.”

“The leadership of the Palestinian Authority is not held in high regard by most of the population of the West Bank. They're seen as living relatively high off the hog and certainly not accomplishing anything vis-a-vis the Israelis.”