I appeal to the contemptible speech made lately by Sir Robert Peel to an applauding House of Commons. "Orders of merit," said he, "were the proper rewards of the military" (the desolators of the world in all ages). "Men of science are better left to the applause of their own hearts." Most learned legislator! Most liberal cotton-spinner! Was your title the proper reward of military prowess? Pity, you hold not the dungeon-keys of an English Inquisition! Perhaps Science, like Creeds, would flourish best under a little persecution.


Chemical Recreations (7th Edition, 1834) "The Romance of Chemistry" p232

John Joseph Griffin Quotes

I appeal to the contemptible speech made lately by Sir Robert Peel to an applauding House of Commons. Orders of merit, said he, were the proper...

I appeal to the contemptible speech made lately by Sir Robert Peel to an applauding House of Commons. Orders of merit, said he, were the proper...

I appeal to the contemptible speech made lately by Sir Robert Peel to an applauding House of Commons. Orders of merit, said he, were the proper...

I appeal to the contemptible speech made lately by Sir Robert Peel to an applauding House of Commons. Orders of merit, said he, were the proper...