The 20th century was a test bed for big ideas - fascism, communism, the atomic bomb. — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
I had become an atheist at the age of thirteen, when atomic bombs were dropped on Japan. — Paul Krassner Copy Share Image
“In no other type of warfare does the advantage lie so heavily with the aggressor.” — James Franck Copy Share Image
“It is only a matter of time before another nuclear bomb is detonated during war.” — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
The only use for an atomic bomb is to keep somebody else from using one. — George Wald Copy Share Image
“Somehow the world survived the Nazis, the atomic bomb, and modern music” — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
The atomic bomb embodies the results of a combination genius and patience as remarkable as any in the history of mankind. — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
“I am an atheist, but as far as blowing up the world in a nuclear war goes, I tell them not to… — Fred Hoyle Copy Share Image
Had I known that the Germans would not succeed in producing an atomic bomb, I would not have lifted a finger. — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
World War II, the atomic bomb, the Cold War, made it hard for Americans to continue their optimism. — Stephen Ambrose Copy Share Image
Encouraging underground uranium mining on the Colorado Plateau um, the federal government was the only purchaser of uranium ore to try to… — Tom Udall Copy Share Image
The use of the atomic bomb, with its indiscriminate killing of women and children, revolts my soul. — Herbert Hoover Copy Share Image
“The atomic bomb brings the men home from every quarter of the earth because the war is not so much over as… — Sebastian Barry Copy Share Image
The Japanese position was hopeless even before the first atomic bomb fell because the Japanese had lost control of their own air. — Henry H. Arnold Copy Share Image
“The Nobel Peace Prize to end all peace prizes should have been given to Robert Oppenheimer and his fellow architects of the… — Yuval Noah Harari Copy Share Image
“There was once a big atomic bomb That wanted to be a bullet. His friends all asked why, when he was such… — Tuli Kupferberg Copy Share Image
If surrender could have been brought about in May, 1945, or even in June or July, before the entrance of Soviet Russia… — Joseph Grew Copy Share Image
Our goal there, in my view, is to work and lean strongly on China to put as much pressure. China is one… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
In this first testing ground of the atomic bomb I have seen the most terrible and frightening desolation in four years of… — Wilfred Burchett Copy Share Image
I've learned that next to the atomic bomb, the greatest danger is defeatism, despair, and inadequate awareness of what human beings possess.… — Norman Cousins Copy Share Image
Suddenly, there was an enormous flash of light, the brightest light I have ever seen or that I think anyone has ever… — Isidor Isaac Rabi Copy Share Image
Downwinders, meaning those people, individuals, communities that were downwind of the nuclear test site. During those years when we were testing atomic… — Terry Tempest Williams Copy Share Image
“Haven’t you grasped the significance of this discovery? In the Telluric Navel you place the most powerful valve, which enables you to… — Umberto Eco Copy Share Image
So far as I can see, the atomic bomb has deadened the finest feeling that has sustained for ages. There used to… — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
But when you come right down to it, the reason that we did this job is because it was an organic necessity.… — J. Robert Oppenheimer Copy Share Image
“But,” he said, “but how the hell innocent is a man who helps make a thing like an atomic bomb? And how… — Kurt Vonnegut Jr Copy Share Image
People in the United States don't like to hear it, but puritanical Islam has been on the rise because of our unequivocal… — Khaled Abou El Fadl Copy Share Image
Secrecy is the keystone to all tyranny. Not force, but secrecy and censorship. When any government or church for that matter, undertakes… — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
“In the name of Christ, Protestant pastors belong to fascist groups. In the name of Christ, Catholic bishops sympathise with the aims… — Joachim Kahl Copy Share Image
“But the thoughts in his head were too exciting and they came fast. He thought, maybe, the love energy that couldn’t find… — Charlie Fey Copy Share Image
“Castle Bravo had been built according to the “Teller-Ulam” scheme—named for its co-designers, Edward Teller and Stanislaw Ulam—which meant, unlike with the… — Annie Jacobsen Copy Share Image
“In 1967, the second resolution to the cat problem was formulated by Nobel laureate Eugene Wigner, whose work was pivotal in laying… — Michio Kaku Copy Share Image
“If we do not stop these mar-makers not,...it will soon be too late. We are the only nation that can halt this… — James Aldridge Copy Share Image
“I do not know the substance of the considerations and recommendations which Dr. Szilárd proposes to submit to you,” Einstein wrote. “The… — Walter Isaacson Copy Share Image
“If you think atomic explosions in Asia wouldn't affect Americans, consider this. A study published in Scientific American in 2010 looked at… — Steve Sheinkin Copy Share Image
Mom, I know I let you down And though you say the days are happy Why is the power off, and I'm… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Who wants to serve in a police vice squad, spending hours peeking into men’s johns to detect acts of homosexuality? Who wants… — Alan W. Watts Copy Share Image
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