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.
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Nationality: English Type: Mathematician Born: December 26, 1792 Death: October 18, 1871 |
“My mother missed having dinner with Lyndon Johnson because she couldn't find the right hat to wear. While my father went off to the white house to break bread with the President, my mother, who's not a things and stuff person, stayed at the hotel and tried on 10 different hats and missed dinner.”
“But teleological considerations can lead no further than to a belief and a hope. They do not give certainty.”