Once, when his wife suggested that he attend church on Sunday for the sake of the children, Hale answered, “My creed is truth, wherever it may lead, and I believe that no creed is finer than this (the 100-inch telescope).”

— Richard Panek Seeing and Believing: How the Telescope Opened Our Eyes and Minds to the Heavens (1998)

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