"I have been asked whether I would agree……" — Leo Szilard
"I have been asked whether I would agree that the tragedy of the scientist is that he is able to bring about great advances in our knowledge, which mankind may then proceed to use for purposes of destruction. My answer is that this is not the tragedy of the scientist; it is the tragedy of mankind."
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Leo Szilard
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14 Quotes by Leo Szilard
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Pronouncement of experts to the effect that something cannot be done has always irritated me.
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A scientist's aim in a discussion with his colleagues is not to persuade, but to clarify.
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Don't lie if you don't have to.
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If one knows only what one is told, one does not know enough to be able to arrive at a…
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A great power imposes the obligation of exercising restraint, and we did not live up to this obligation. I think…
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Even if we accept, as the basic tenet of true democracy, that one moron is equal to one genius, is…
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If the thickness is larger than the critical value I can produce an explosion.
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Those individuals who give moral considerations a much greater weight than considerations of expediency represent a comparatively small minority, five…
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Byrnes... was concerned about Russia's postwar behavior. Russian troops had moved into Hungary and Rumania, and Byrnes thought it would…
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I'm all in favor of the democratic principle that one idiot is as good as one genius, but I draw…
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If you want to succeed in the world, you don't have to be much cleverer than other people. You just…
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Do your work for six years; but in the seventh, go into solitude or among strangers, so that the memory…
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