Dionysius Lardner - Famous Statements

Famous Statements

  • Rail travel at high speed is not possible because passengers, unable to breathe, would die of asphyxia.
  • Men might as well project a voyage to the Moon as attempt to employ steam navigation against the stormy North Atlantic Ocean.

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