Scientists of the old school desire proof before they will accept anything as a fact, yet they themselves repeatedly make wild statements without proper substantiation.
"The Human Side of Animals"
Royal Dixon
An eventful year in the history of the families of Sforza and Borgia was that year of grace 1497. Spring came, and ere it had quite grown to summer we had news of the assassination of the Duke of Gandia, and the tale that he was done to death by his elder brother, Cesare Borgia; a tale which seemed to lack for reasonable substantiation, and which, despite the many voices that make bold to noise it broadcast, may or may not be true.
"The Shame of Motley"
Raphael Sabatini
This is a bold statement and requires substantiation.
"A Christmas Posy"
Mary Louisa Stewart Molesworth