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Laurence J. Peter
(16 Sep 1919 - 12 Jan 1990)
Canadian educator and author who formulated the Peter Principle which he elucidated in his best-selling book, The Peter Principle: Why Things Always Go Wrong (1969). He also published The Peter Quotations.
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Science Quotes by Laurence J. Peter (2 quotes)
Against logic there is no armor like ignorance.
— Laurence J. Peter
Editorial comment Peter added under a quotation in his Peter's Quotations: Ideas for Our Times (1993), 308.
All science is concerned with the relationship of cause and effect. Each scientific discovery increases man’s ability to predict the consequences of his actions and thus his ability to control future events.
— Laurence J. Peter
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In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know that's a really good argument; my position is mistaken,' and then they would actually change their minds and you never hear that old view from them again. They really do it. It doesn't happen as often as it should, because scientists are human and change is sometimes painful. But it happens every day. I cannot recall the last time something like that happened in politics or religion.
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