Week 98 of our regular morning feature here at Friedman of the Plains Worldwide in which we highlight the great words and works of great men and women, as well as those who are insufferable, delusional, and even fictional.
This Week Galileo Galilei
“In the sciences the authority of thousands of opinions is not worth as much as one tiny spark of reason in an individual man.”
Can never be overstated.
You can see why the Catholic Church, so ably representing the mediocrity of mass opinion, hated this guy.