“Now when an American has an idea, he directly seeks a second American to share it. If there be three, they elect a president and two secretaries. Given four, they name a keeper of records, and the office is ready for work; five, they convene a general meeting, and the club is fully constituted.”
More from Jules Verne
“An energetic man will succeed where an indolent one would vegetate and inevitably perish.”
“Man is never perfect, nor contented.”
“Before all masters, necessity is the one most listened to, and who teaches the best.”
“We cannot prevent equilibrium from producing its effects. We may brave human laws, but we…”