[avocad]

"What we need is scientists who have backbone, who have an unwaivering unaltering desire to get to the truth at all costs. "

Well, they also need to eat. So you'll have to pay them for it, as directly as possible.

[adolph]

Agreed. The call is honored by time but not execution.

The story is used to teach the wisdom of evaluating a plan on not only how desirable the outcome would be but also how it can be executed. It provides a moral lesson about the fundamental difference between ideas and their feasibility, and how this affects the value of a given plan.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belling_the_Cat