[PeterM]

I remember John Dobson at astrofest in 1994(?) He spoke about setting up lots of 'scopes in streets, parks, anywhere they would have him. I asked him if he had any telescopes stolen? His reply was also stirring, something like "sure, I just hope those people (who stole them) use them, anyway I'm not running out of telescopes" I recorded that conversation on a cassette which I have transferred to MP3, must make it available to others. An amazing man, even faced with theft of his 'scopes he wasn't worried about getting the 'scopes back, just that the culprits used them to see and learn about their universe.
He was about 80 years old in 1994.
PeterM