"A country which does not respect the rights……" — Andrei Sakharov
"A country which does not respect the rights of its own citizens will not respect the rights of its neighbours"
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15 Quotes by Andrei Sakharov
Andrei Sakharov has 15 quotes on this site.
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We regard as 'scientific' a method based on deep analysis of facts, theories, and views, presupposing unprejudiced, unfearing open discussion…
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I regard the death penalty as a savage and immoral institution that undermines the moral and legal foundations of society.…
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Intellectual freedom is essential -- freedom to obtain and distribute information, freedom for open-minded and unfearing debate and freedom from…
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We should not minimize our sacred endeavors in this world, where, like faint glimmers in the dark, we have emerged....
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Profound insights arise only in debate, with a possibility of counterargument, only when there is a possibility of expressing not…
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I've always thought that the most powerful weapon in the world was the bomb and that's why I gave it…
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For me, the moral difficulties lie in the continual pressure brought to bear on my friends and immediate family, pressure…
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In 1947 I defended my thesis on nuclear physics, and in 1948 I was included in a group of research…
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In and after 1964 when I began to concern myself with the biological issues, and particularly from 1967 onwards, the…
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My present work concerns the problems connected with the theory of elementary particles, the theory of gravitation and cosmology and…
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Our country, like every modern state, needs profound democratic reforms. It needs political and ideological pluralism, a mixed economy and…
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Intellectual freedom is the only guarantee of a scientific - democratic approach to politics, economic development, and culture.
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