"Throughout the United States, at the dawn of……" — Michael Specter
"Throughout the United States, at the dawn of the Progressive era, dozens of laws and regulations were established to empower police officers, public-health officials, and even the armed forces to vaccinate at will, and, if necessary, at gunpoint."
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39 Quotes by Michael Specter
Michael Specter has 39 quotes on this site.
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People wrap themselves in their beliefs. And they do it in such a way that you can't set them free.…
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Be sceptical, ask questions, demand proof. Demand evidence. Don't take anything for granted. But here's the thing: When you get…
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We are inhabited by as many as ten thousand bacterial species; these cells outnumber those which we consider our own…
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The passengers in our microbiome contain at least four million genes, and they work constantly on our behalf: they manufacture…
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If left untreated, Lyme disease can be crippling, yet it is a difficult illness to contract: a tick needs to…
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I moved from Moscow to Rome with my family and two bicycles in 1998, and spent a lot of that…
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Even a two-degree climb in average global temperatures could cause crop failures in parts of the world that can least…
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Although it may seem callous to say so, millions of Americans are lucky that Magic Johnson was infected with H.I.V.…
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One morning every spring, for exactly two minutes, Israel comes to a stop. Pedestrians stand in place, drivers pull over…
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Much of modern molecular biology and microbiology has been based on the effort to decipher the basic code of life,…
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I have covered wars, before the epidemic began and since. They are all ugly and painful and unjust, but for…
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Why do people refuse to vaccinate their children against measles or whooping cough? In many cases, because they have never…
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I have, thanks to my travels, added to my stock all the superstitions of other countries. I know them all…
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I felt only as a man can feel who is roaming over the prairies of the far West, well armed,…
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The United States is the first nation to regularly conduct strikes using remotely piloted aircraft in an armed conflict. Other…
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Those who gave thee a body, furnished it with weakness; but He who gave thee Soul, armed thee with resolution.…
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But if our hopes are betrayed, if we are forced to resist the invasion of our soil, and to defend…
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I rejected the armed struggle because, as a Christian, I am committed to a nonviolent and peaceful struggle. But people…
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We've gotten a long way on missile defense. We know how to do it. We know how to take down…
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