The strength of the scientific establishment in any country is related to its general level of education, not only in supplying large numbers of eager minds for further training, but also in ensuring a public opinion that holds science in esteem and approves financial support.

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Moreover, only a strong and united scientific opinion imposing the intrinsic value of scientific progress on society at large can elicit the support of scientific inquiry by the general public.

— Michael Polanyi

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There is no such thing as public opinion. There is only published opinion.

— Winston Churchill

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Public opinion in this country is everything.

— Abraham Lincoln

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There are so many more important things to worry about than how you're perceived by strangers.

— Dennis Lehane

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