There are few circumstances which so strongly distinguish the philosop…

Charles Babbage
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There are few circumstances which so strongly distinguish the philosopher, as the calmness with which he can reply to criticisms he may think undeservedly severe. ✨ Charles Babbage (1830). Reflections on the Decline of Science in England, and on Some of Its Causes, p.10
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