"Human and moral factors must always be considered.……" — Herman Kahn
"Human and moral factors must always be considered. They must never be missing from policies and from public discussion."
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37 Quotes by Herman Kahn
Herman Kahn has 37 quotes on this site.
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I'm against fashionable thinking.
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Authority is not power; that's coercion. Authority is not knowledge; that's persuasion, or seduction. Authority is simply that the author…
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I'm against ignorance. I'm against sloppy, emotional thinking. I'm against fashionable thinking. I am against the whole cliché of the…
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A surprising number of government committees will make important decisions on fundamental matters with less attention than each individual would…
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A healthy and fully functioning society must allocate its resources among a variety of competing interests, all of which are…
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Anything that reduces war-related destruction should not be considered altogether immoral.
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As for total disarmament, there are almost 50,000 nuclear weapons in the world today; even if they were banned, not…
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Clearly, the first task is to gain acceptance of a more reasonable view of the future, one that opens possibilities…
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Because of new technologies, new wealth, new conditions of domestic life and of international relations, unprecedented criteria and issues are…
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Deterrence itself is not a preeminent value; the primary values are safety and morality.
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For if enough people were really convinced that growth should be halted, and if they acted on that conviction, then…
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For some years I have spent my time on exactly these questions - both in thinking about ways to prevent…
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The higher up you go, the more mistakes you are allowed. Right at the top, if you make enough of…
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They allow us to disrespect our Black woman. A lot of these things would be considered criminal if it were…
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My mother wanted me to be friends only with children she considered socially suitable.
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The Sixties are now considered a historical period, just like the Roman Empire.
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A desire to be observed, considered, esteemed, praised, beloved, and admired by his fellows is one of the earliest as…
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The Declaration of Independence I always considered as a theatrical show. Jefferson ran away with all the stage effect of…
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Everything considered, work is less boring than amusing oneself.
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It is necessary to work, if not from inclination, at least from despair. Everything considered, work is less boring than…
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The fact that the church is convinced of not having the right to confer priestly ordination on women is now…
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In the scriptures there is no such thing as righteous pride. It is always considered as a sin.
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Land: A part of the earth's surface, considered as property. The theory that land is property subject to private ownership…
— Ambrose Bierce
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It could be argued that, in Thailand, many foreigners have come and gone, and the number of people who are…
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