Diffusion Quotes

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Knowledge is not simply another commodity. On the contrary. Knowledge is never used up. It increases by diffusion and grows by dispersion. — Daniel J. Boorstin
I think by far the most important bill in our whole code is that for the diffusion of knowlege among the people. no other sure… — Thomas Jefferson
I look to the diffusion of light and education as the resource most to be relied on for ameliorating the condition, promoting the virtue and… — Thomas Jefferson
Promote then as an object of primary importance, Institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge. In proportion as the structure of a government gives force… — George Washington
A self-conscious society will therefore endeavor to limit sect forming by providing for the widest possible diffusion of secular knowledge. — Edward Alsworth Ross
Without an acquaintance with chemistry, the statesman must remain a stranger to the true vital interests of the state, to the means of its organic… — Justus von Liebig
One of the principal obstacles to the rapid diffusion of a new idea lies in the difficulty of finding suitable expression to convey its essential… — Arthur Schuster
The diffusion of a universalist culture and of a pedagogy of peace appears more than ever to be the path that we must follow for… — Carlo Azeglio Ciampi
Internal improvement and the diffusion of knowledge, so far as they can be promoted by the constitutional acts of the Federal Government, are of high… — Andrew Jackson
Even the disappointing diffusion of a sheer curtain can suggest the most colorful bouquet of unspeakable secrets. — Chris Ware
Density, complexity, and historical-semantic value that is so strong as to make politics possible... Gramsci's insight is to have recognised that subordination, fracturing, diffusion, reproducing,… — Edward Said
In a government whose distinguishing characteristic should be a diffusion and equalization of its benefits and burdens the advantage of individuals will be augmented at… — Martin Van Buren
Over a long period of time, the main force in favor of greater equality has been the diffusion of knowledge and skills. — Thomas Piketty
On the light side everyone thinks they are the most important, that their own understandings, or their group's understandings, are the key. There's a diversity… — Carlos Barrios
The widespread diffusion of nuclear weapons would make many nations able, and in some cases also create the pressure, to aggravate an on-going crisis, or… — Herman Kahn
May I reach That purest heaven - be to other souls The cup of strength in some great agony; Enkindle generous ardor, feed pure love,… — George Eliot
It belongs to American liberty to separate entirely from the political government the institution which has its object the support and diffusion of religion — Francis Lieber
This is an age of intellectual sauces, of essence, of distillation. We have conclusions without deductions, abridgments of history and abridgments of science without leading… — Benjamin Haydon
The ancient codes were doubtless originally suggested by the discovery and diffusion of the art of writing. — Henry James Sumner Maine
Although mechanical energy is indestructible, there is a universal tendency to its dissipation, which produces throughout the system a gradual augmentation and diffusion of heat,… — Lord Kelvin

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