Fear of Opposition Quashes Novel Ideas
The fear of meeting the opposition of envy, or the illiberality of ignorance is, no doubt, the frequent cause of preventing many ingenious men from ushering opinions into the world which deviate from common practice. Hence for want of energy, the young idea is shackled with timidity and a useful thought is buried in the impenetrable gloom of eternal oblivion.
Robert Fulton, A treatise on the improvement of canal navigation (1796)
Notes
Young men are timid against the prejudices of elders.
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