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“History proves abundantly that pure science, undertaken without regard to applications to human needs, is usually ultimately of direct benefit to mankind.”

Needs Humans Mankind Pure Prove Benefits Direct Regard Application Human Needs

Author:Irving Langmuir

“Nothing is more dangerous in practice, than an obstinate, unbending adherence to a system, particularly in its application to the wants and errors of mankind.”

Want Practice Mankind Dangerous Errors Application Obstinate Adherence

Book:A Treatise on Political Economy; Or, The Production, Distribution, and Consumption of Wealth

Source: A Treatise on Political Economy; Or, The Production, Distribution, and Consumption of Wealth

“It is good sense applied with diligence to what was at first a mere accident, and which by great application grew to be called, by the generality of mankind, a particular genius.”

Firsts Mankind Particular Grew Genius Mere Accidents Application Diligence Good Sense Generalities

Book:Johnsoniana; or supplement to Boswell; being Anecdotes and sayings of Dr. Johnson, etc

Source: Johnsoniana; or supplement to Boswell; being Anecdotes and sayings of Dr. Johnson, etc

“Scientific theory and its application to the growing needs of mankind advance hand in hand.”

Needs Hands Growing Mankind Theory Application Hand In Hand Scientific Theory

Book:Life and Scientific Work of Peter Guthrie Tait

Source: Life and Scientific Work of Peter Guthrie Tait

“The receipt to make a speaker, and an applauded one too, is short and easy. Take common sense quantum sufficit; add a little application to the rules and orders of the House [of Commons], throw obvious thoughts in a new light, and make up the whole with a large quantity of purity, correctness and elegancy of style. Take it for granted that by far the greatest part of mankind neither analyze nor search to the bottom; they are incapable of penetrating deeper than the surface.”

Source: Lord Chesterfield's Letters

“The most remarkable change in the moral history of mankind has been the rise - and occasionally the application - of the view that all people, and not just one's own kind, are entitled to fair treatment.”

People Kind Has Beens War Views Moral Mankind Fairs Just One Remarkable Treatment Application Entitled

Book:The Moral Sense

Source: The Moral Sense