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> [“Scientists are the true driving force of civilization.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-burke/scientists-are-the-true-driving-force-of-civilization/)

[James Burke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-burke/)

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> [“On why 300 years separates the first use of glass lenses in spectacles and their use in a telescope: “In many cases there are times when an invention is technologically possible – and in which it may indeed appear necessary,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-burke/on-why-300-years-separates-the-first-use-of-glass-lenses-in/)

[James Burke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-burke/)

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## More by James Burke

> [“When you read a book, you hold another's mind in your hands.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-burke/when-you-read-a-book-you-hold-another-s-mind-in-your-hands/)

[James Burke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-burke/)

> [“Why should we look to the past in order to prepare for the future? Because there is nowhere else to look.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-burke/why-should-we-look-to-the-past-in-order-to-prepare-for-the-future/)

[James Burke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-burke/)

> [“All that can accurately be said about a man who thinks he is a poached egg is that he is in the minority.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-burke/all-that-can-accurately-be-said-about-a-man-who-thinks-he-is-a/)

[James Burke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-burke/)

> [“If, as I've said all along, the universe at any time is what you say it is, then say.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-burke/if-as-i-ve-said-all-along-the-universe-at-any-time-is-what-you-say-it/)

[James Burke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-burke/)

> [“Scientists are the true driving force of civilization.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-burke/scientists-are-the-true-driving-force-of-civilization/)

[James Burke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-burke/)

> [“we in the modern world expect that tomorrow will be better than today.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-burke/we-in-the-modern-world-expect-that-tomorrow-will-be-better-than-today/)

[James Burke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-burke/)

> [“On why 300 years separates the first use of glass lenses in spectacles and their use in a telescope: “In many cases there are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-burke/on-why-300-years-separates-the-first-use-of-glass-lenses-in/)

[James Burke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-burke/)

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