Propaganda is that branch of the art of lying which consists in nearly deceiving your friends without quite deceiving your enemies.
Francis CornfordThe study of mathematics is the indispensable basis for all intellectual and spiritual progress.
Francis CornfordNothing is ever done until everyone is convinced that it ought to be done, and has been convinced for so long that it is now time to do something else.
Francis CornfordEvery public action which is not customary, either is wrong or, if it is right, is a dangerous precedent. It follows that nothing should ever be done for the first time.
Francis Cornford