Captives Quote by Dwight D. Eisenhower

Society needs to see science not as a luxury of funding but as a fundamental activity that drives enlightenment, economics, and security.

— Neil deGrasse Tyson

Though we are politically enemies, yet with regard to Science it is presumable we shall not dissent from the practice of civilized people in…

— John Hancock

The general public has long been divided into two parts those who think science can do anything, and those who are afraid it will.

— Anonymous

“Also, even if technocrats provide reasonable estimates of a risk, which itself is an iffy enterprise, they cannot dictate what level of risk people…

— Steven Pinker

Societies will, of course, wish to exercise prudence in deciding which technologies that is, which applications of science are to be pursued and which…

— Carl Sagan

At a time when science plays such a powerful role in the life of society, when the destiny of the whole of mankind may…

— Joseph Rotblat

“Often known science will revolt against unknown science”

— Tirumala

Though neglectful of their responsibility to protect science, scientists are increasingly aware of their responsibility to society.

— John Charles Polanyi

Moreover, only a strong and united scientific opinion imposing the intrinsic value of scientific progress on society at large can elicit the support of…

— Michael Polanyi

I think, however, that so long as our present economic and national systems continue, scientific research has little to fear.

— John B. S. Haldane

Many people and governments share the mistaken belief that science, with new, ingenious devices and techniques, can rescue us from the troubles we face…

— Henry W. Kendall

It is my idea that the public needs to be better educated about the nature of scientific inquiry and how the scientific process works.…

— Priyamvada Natarajan