"Intellectual freedom is essential -- freedom to obtain……" — Andrei Sakharov
"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."
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15 Quotes by Andrei Sakharov
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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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A country which does not respect the rights of its own citizens will not respect the rights of its neighbours
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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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