Every grand political change in which the people have played an important part has been preceded by the popularisation of heresy in the immediately earlier generations.
"Theological Essays"
Charles Bradlaugh
In 1796 he published his Exposition of the System of the Universe, a popularisation of his greater work on Celestial Mechanics, 1799-1825. Among his sayings were, "What we know is but little, what we know not is immense."
"A Biographical Dictionary of Freethinkers of All Ages and Nations"
Joseph Mazzini Wheeler
Such have been some of Punch's efforts outside the usual routine, and the result has been the continual popularisation of the paper.
"The History of "Punch""
M. H. Spielmann