Fashionable Thinking Quotes by Herman Kahn

I'm against ignorance.

— Herman Kahn

I'm against sloppy, emotional thinking.

— Herman Kahn

Anything that reduces war-related destruction should not be considered altogether immoral.

— Herman Kahn

World War I broke out largely because of an arms race, and World War II because of the lack of an arms race.

— Herman Kahn

For if enough people were really convinced that growth should be halted, and if they acted on that conviction, then billions of others might…

— Herman Kahn

Risk-taking is the essence of innovation.

— Herman Kahn

“The common contaminated foods which would be the major source of Sr-90 might be classified into five grades- A, B, C, D, and E...…

— Herman Kahn

Human and moral factors must always be considered. They must never be missing from policies and from public discussion.

— Herman Kahn

For some years I have spent my time on exactly these questions - both in thinking about ways to prevent war, and in thinking…

— Herman Kahn

It may literally turn out that a Hottentot, an educated and literate Hottentot it is true, but one who is a member of a…

— Herman Kahn

New developments in weapon systems during the 1950s and early 1960s created a situation that was most dangerous, and even conducive to accidental war.

— Herman Kahn

To the extent that these advanced weapons or their components are treated as articles of commerce, perhaps for peaceful uses as in the Plowshare…

— Herman Kahn

Only those who are ideologically opposed to military programs think of the defense budget as the first and best place to get resources for…

— Herman Kahn

Nuclear weapons are intrinsically neither moral nor immoral, though they are more prone to immoral use than most weapons.

— Herman Kahn

In 1960 I published a book that attempted to direct attention to the possibility of a thermonuclear war, to ways of reducing the likelihood…

— Herman Kahn