“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 development and improvement; ... The highest economic or material interests of a country, the increased and more profitable production of food for man and animals, ... are most closely linked with the advancement and diffusion of the natural sciences, especially of chemistry.”
![“Undeveloped though the science [of chemistry] is, it already has great power to bring benefits. Those accruing to physical welfare are readily recognized, as in providing cures, improving the materials needed for everyday living, moving to ameliorate the harm which mankind by its sheer numbers…” quote by Henry Taube](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/96e/henry-taube-47559_application_undeveloped-though-the-science-of-chemis_891972.jpg)
![“If you've got good chemistry at the top, it's an enormous help. It's easy to have good chemistry with some, not so easy with others. With [Robert Mugabe], for example.” quote by Bob Hawke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/de6/bob-hawke-7891_chemistry_if-you-ve-got-good-chemistry-at-the-top_2862343.jpg)
