Some mathematicians accepted Ruffini's proof although one would have to say that Pietro Paoli, the professor at Pisa, was influenced by patriotic motives when he wrote in 1799:
Ilang mathematicians tinanggap Ruffini ng pruweba kahit na ang isa ay upang sabihin na Pietro Paoli, ang mga propesor sa Pisa, ay naiimpluwensyahan ng patriyotiko motives kapag siya wrote in 1799: