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There Is Only One Proved Method Of Assisting The Advancement Of Pure Science-that Of Picking Men Of Genius, Backing Them Heavily, And Leaving Them To Direct Themselves.

Behold The Turtle. He Makes Progress Only When He Sticks His Neck Out.

In Every Section Of The Entire Area Where The Word Science May Properly Be Applied, The Limiting Factor Is A Human One. We Shall Have Rapid Or Slow Advance In This Direction Or In That Depending On The Number Of Really First-class Men Who Are Engaged In The Work In Question. ... So In The Last Analysis, The Future Of Science In This Country Will Be Determined By Our Basic Educational Policy.

Therefore, A Grotesque Account Of A Period Some Thousands Of Years Ago Is Taken Seriously Though It Be Built By Piling Special Assumptions On Special Assumptions, Ad Hoc Hypothesis [invented For A Purpose] On Ad Hoc Hypothesis, And Tearing Apart The Fabric Of Science Whenever It Appears Convenient. The Result Is A Fantasia Which Is Neither History Nor Science.

Each Honest Calling, Each Walk Of Life, Has Its Own Elite, Its Own Aristocracy Based On Excellence.