Eli Whitney Quotes

"One of my primary objects is to form the tools so the tools themselves shall fashion the work and give to every part its just proportion."
- Eli Whitney
(Related: Work, Fashion, Tools)

"I have not only Arms but a large proportion of Armourers to make."
- Eli Whitney

"I have always believed that I should have had no difficulty in causing my rights to be respected."
- Eli Whitney
(Related: Difficulty, Rights)

"I can make just such ones if I had tools, and I could make tools if I had tools to make them with."
- Eli Whitney
(Related: Tools)

"You are undoubtedly acquainted with my Reputation, and as for my Penmanship it must speak for itself; this is to desire your Approbation to keep a public school."
- Eli Whitney
(Related: Desire, Public, Reputation, School)