Our country, like every modern state, needs profound democratic reforms. It needs political and ideological pluralism, a mixed economy and protection of human rights and the opening up of society. — Andrei Sakharov Copy Share Image
I could not stop something I knew was wrong and terrible. I had an awful sense of powerlessness. — Andrei Sakharov Copy Share Image
I regard the death penalty as a savage and immoral institution that undermines the moral and legal foundations of society. — Andrei Sakharov Copy Share Image
Profound insights arise only in debate, with a possibility of counterargument, only when there is a possibility of expressing not only correct ideas but… — Andrei Sakharov Copy Share Image
Intellectual freedom is essential -- freedom to obtain and distribute information, freedom for open-minded and unfearing debate and freedom from pressure by officialdom and prejudices. Such freedom of thought is the only guarantee against an infection of people by mass myths, which, in the hands of treacherous hypocrites and demagogues, can be transformed into bloody dictatorship. — Andrei Sakharov Copy Share
Both now and for always, I intend to hold fast to my belief in the hidden strength of the human spirit. — Andrei Sakharov Copy Share Image
Do not trust governments more than governments trust their own people. — Andrei Sakharov Copy Share Image
Intellectual freedom is the only guarantee of a scientific - democratic approach to politics, economic development, and culture. — Andrei Sakharov Copy Share Image
In and after 1964 when I began to concern myself with the biological issues, and particularly from 1967 onwards, the extent of the problems… — Andrei Sakharov Copy Share Image
I regard the death penalty as a savage and immoral institution that undermines the moral and legal foundations of society. I reject the notion… — Andrei Sakharov Copy Share Image
A country which does not respect the rights of its own citizens will not respect the rights of its neighbours — Andrei Sakharov Copy Share Image
For me, the moral difficulties lie in the continual pressure brought to bear on my friends and immediate family, pressure which is not directed… — Andrei Sakharov Copy Share Image
