Science: Advancement at Aberdeen

Sir James: It is obvious that the country which called a halt to scientific progress would soon fall behind in every other respect as well.

Sir Josiah: The problem of labor-displacing inventions has become acute and will become more acute still at the same rate of scientific innovation.

Sir James: If there is an avenue of escape, it does not lie in the direction of less science but of more science.

Sir Josiah: I feel inclined to say to all of you scientific...

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