"We regard as 'scientific' a method based on……" — Andrei Sakharov
"We regard as 'scientific' a method based on deep analysis of facts, theories, and views, presupposing unprejudiced, unfearing open discussion and conclusions. The complexity and diversity of all the phenomena of modern life, the great possibilities and dangers linked with the scientific-technical revolution and with a number of social tendencies demand precisely such an approach, as has been acknowledged in a number of official statements."
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15 Quotes by Andrei Sakharov
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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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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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