Galileo quotes

A man does not attain the status of Galileo merely because he is persecuted, he must also be right.

- StephenJay Gould
  Ever Since Darwin.

I feel like Galileo going before the Inquisition to explain that the Sun doesn't revolve around the Earth. I hope I have more success.

- Ken Livingstone
  Before his interview for selection as Labour's nominee for Mayor of London