Bertrand Russell, A History of Western Philosphy, Page 624

“In Locke’s theory of government … there is little that is original. In this Locke resembles most of the men who have won fame for their ideas. As a rule, the man who first thinks of anew idea is so much ahead of his time that every one thinks him silly, so that he remains obscure and is soon forgotten. Then, gradually, the world becomes ready for the idea and the man who proclaims it at the fortunate moment gets all the credit.

So it was, for example with Darwin; poor Lord Monboddo was a laughing stock.”

(Editor’s Note: Lord Monboddo was James Burnett, an eccentric  Scottish judge who lived from 1714 to 1799.  When he joined the Court of Session he took a title based on his father’s estate, Monboddo House. An anthropologist, he is credited by some with advancing theories that predate Charles Darwin’s natural selection by more than 60 years.)