"The Analytical Engine is a tool for the expansion of the human intellect."

"It is desirable to guard against the possibility of exaggerated ideas being formed as to the powers of the Analytical Engine."

"The science of operations, as derived from mathematics, is a science of itself, and has its own abstract truth and value."

"The Analytical Engine is capable of carrying out operations of any complexity, provided that they can be expressed in a symbolic form."

"The Analytical Engine is a thinking machine, not a mere calculator."