“John Dalton's records, carefully preserved for a century, were destroyed during the World War II bombing of Manchester. It is not only the living who are killed in war.”
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When I read about the way in which library funds are being cut and cut, I can only think that American society has found one more way to destroy itself.
A subtle thought that is in error may yet give rise to fruitful inquiry that can establish truths of great value.
And above all things, never think that you're not good enough yourself. A man should never think that. My belief is that in life people will take you at your own reckoning.
If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them.
