Just Like A Turtle, We Only Make

Behavior Which Appears Superficially Correct But Is Intrinsically Corrupt Always Irritates Those Who See Below The Surface.

In Every Section Of The Entire Area Where The Word Science May Properly Be Applied, The Limiting Factor Is A Human One. We Shall Have Rapid Or Slow Advance In This Direction Or In That Depending On The Number Of Really First-class Men Who Are Engaged In The Work In Question. ... So In The Last Analysis, The Future Of Science In This Country Will Be Determined By Our Basic Educational Policy.

Every Vital Organization Owes Its Birth And Life To An Exciting And Daring Idea.

I Venture To Define Science As A Series Of Interconnected Concepts And Conceptual Schemes Arising From Experiment And Observation And Fruitful Of Further Experiments And Observations. The Test Of A Scientific Theory Is, I Suggest, Its Fruitfulness.

Public Education Is A Great Instrument Of Social Change. Through It, If We So Desire, We Can Make Our Country More Nearly A Democracy Without Classes. To Do So Will Require The Efforts Of Us All-teachers, Administrators, Taxpayers And Statesmen. Education Is A Social Process, Perhaps The Most Important Process In Determining The Future Of Our Country; It Should Command A Far Larger Portion Of Our National Income Than It Does Today.