William Gladstone, when chancellor of the exchequer in the 1850s, is said to have asked Michael Faraday, the great scientist, whether a new discovery called electricity would ever have practical value. Faraday replied: “Why, sir, there is every possibility that you will soon be able to tax it!”
据说,19世纪50年代的英国财政大臣威廉•格拉德斯通(William Gladstone)曾问过伟大的物理学家迈克尔•法拉第(Michael Faraday),一种被称为“电”的新发现是否具有实用价值。法拉第答道:“啊,先生,很可能用不了多久您就能对它征税了!”
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