Science is the great antidote to the poison of enthusiasm and superstition.
Adam Smith
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- The real and effectual discipline which is exercised over a workman is that of his customers. It is the fear of losing their employment which restrains his frauds and corrects his negligence.
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- Science is the great antidote to the poison of enthusiasm and superstition.