Surely, If Knowledge Is Valuable, It Can

Whenever A Man Can Get Hold Of Numbers, They Are Invaluable: If Correct, They Assist In Informing His Own Mind, But They Are Still More Useful In Deluding The Minds Of Others. Numbers Are The Masters Of The Weak, But The Slaves Of The Strong.

The Possessors Of Wealth Can Scarcely Be Indifferent To Processes Which, Nearly Or Remotely Have Been The Fertile Source Of Their Possessions.

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.

Another Mode Of Accumulating Power Arises From Lifting A Weight And Then Allowing It To Fall.

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.