By the 1820s and 1830s, well-known liberals like Thomas Wakley and other radical editors of The Lancet were using Paley's ageing examples to attack the establishment's control over medical and scientific education in Durham, London, Oxford and Cambridge.
Nas décadas de 1820 e 1830, liberais ben coñecidos como Thomas Wakley e outros editores radicais de The Lancet utilizaron os vellos exemplos de Paley para atacar o control da clase dirixente sobre a educación médica e científica en Durham, Londres, Oxford e Cambridge.