“On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question.”
-Charles Babbage
Editor's note: The reason for my fondness for this quote may become more evident if you've read about Babbage - like here.
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