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Henri de Saint-Simon
(17 Oct 1760 - 19 May 1825)
French social philosopher, reformer and writer whose social theories, known as Saint-Simonianism, were spread by his followers throughout Europe. He believed that employers and workers had a common interest in technical progress to raise standards of living. The ills in society could be cured by concentrating on the task of production, whilst maintaining a humanitarian spirit.
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Science Quotes by Henri de Saint-Simon (1 quote)
La politique est … la science de la production.
Politics is … the science of production.
Politics is … the science of production.
— Henri de Saint-Simon
In De L'Industrie (1816). As seen in extract reprinted in M.G. Hubbard, Saint-Simon: sa víe et ses travaux (1857), 156–157.
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.
(1987) -- 
