• The history of Western science confirms the aphorism that the great menace to progress is not ignorance but the illusion of knowledge.

    Daniel J. Boorstin: The history of Western science confirms the aphorism that the great menace to progress is not ignorance but the illusion of knowledge.
    Daniel J. Boorstin (2011). “Cleopatra's Nose: Essays on the Unexpected”, p.16, Vintage