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— Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton"Invention is nothing more than a fine deviation from, or enlargement on a fine model . . ."
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Great steps in human progress are made by things that don't work the way philosophy thought they should. If things always worked the way they should, you could write the history of the world from now on. But they don't, and it is those deviations from the normal that make human progress.
— Charles Kettering
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Temporary deviations from fundamental principles are always more or less dangerous. When the first pretext fails, those who become interested in prolonging the evil will rarely be at a loss for other pretexts.
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