The fear of meeting the opposition of envy, or the illiberality of ignorance is, no doubt, the frequent cause of preventing many… — Robert Fulton Copy Share Image
The American dream of rags to riches is a dream for a reason - it is hard to achieve; were everyone to do it,… — Robert Fulton Copy Share Image
The fear of meeting the opposition of envy, or the illiberality of ignorance is, no doubt, the frequent cause of preventing many ingenious men… — Robert Fulton Copy Share Image
My steamboat voyage to Albany and back, has turned out rather more favorable than I had calculated. The distance from New York to Albany… — Robert Fulton Copy Share Image
As the component parts of all new machines may be said to be old[,] it is a nice discriminating judgment, which discovers that a… — Robert Fulton Copy Share Image
But how to raise a sum in the different States has been my greatest difficulty. — Robert Fulton Copy Share Image
![“As the component parts of all new machines may be said to be old[,] it is a nice discriminating judgment, which discovers that a particular arrangement will produce a new and desired effect. ... Therefore, the mechanic should sit down among levers, screws, wedges, wheels, etc. like a poet among the letters of the alphabet, considering them as the exhibition of his thoughts; in which a new arrangement transmits a new idea to the world.” quote by Robert Fulton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/570/robert-fulton-57049_alphabet_as-the-component-parts-of-all-new-machin_1680664.jpg)
