Albert 160

« IT IS THE HUMAN PERSON, FREE AND CREATIVE, WHO SHAPES THE BEAUTIFUL AND SUBLIME, WHILE THE MASSES REMAIN DRAWN INTO AN INFERNAL ROUND OF IMBECILITY AND STUPIDITY. OTHERWISE SOCIETY IS INEXORABLY DOOMED TO FAILURE, AS HUMAN BEINGS DEPRIVE THEMSELVES OF THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMMUNICATE.
IT IS DIFFICULT TO FIND IN PHYSICS A SIMPLER LAW THAN THAT OF THE PROPAGATION OF LIGHT IN A VACUUM. ANY SCHOOLCHILD KNOWS OR BELIEVES THAT LIGHT PROPAGATES IN A STRAIGHT LINE AT A SPEED OF 300,000 KM/S. WE KNOW WITH GREAT ACCURACY THAT THIS SPEED IS THE SAME FOR ALL COLOURS. »