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.CQuote by Charles Babbage about country
That the state of knowledge in any country will exert a directive influence on the general system of instruction adopted in it, is a principle too obvious to require investigation.CQuote by Charles Babbage about country
The accumulation of skill and science which has been directed to diminish the difficulty of producing manufactured goods, has not been beneficial to that country alone in which it is concentrated; distant kingdoms have participated in its advantages.CQuote by Charles Babbage about country
The pursuit of science does not, in England, constitute a distinct profession, as it does in many other countries.CQuote by Charles Babbage about country