Galileo quotes

A man does not attain the status of Galileo merely because he is persecuted, he must also be right.

-Gould, StephenJay
  Ever Since Darwin.

I feel like Galileo going before the Inquisition to explain that the Sun doesn't revolve around the Earth. I hope I have more success.

-Livingstone, Ken
  Before his interview for selection as Labour's nominee for Mayor of London

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