Showing posts with label The Crime of Galileo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Crime of Galileo. Show all posts

Friday, October 16, 2015

Quote of the Day for 2015-10-16


"The working of great administrations is mainly the result of a vast mass of routine, petty malice, self-interest, carelessness and sheer mistake. Only a residual fraction is thought."

— Giorgio de Santillana (1902-1974) The Crime of Galileo

Political cartoon by John Cameron, mocking President Lincoln and his cabinet. Published by Currier and Ives. (c. 1864)