Human dignity is better served by embracing knowledge.
From John Charles Polanyi
Though we explore in a culturally-conditioned way, the reality we sketch is universal.
Our assessment of socio-economic worth is largely a sham. We scientists should not lend ourselves to it - though we routinely do. We should, instead, insist on applying the criterion of quality.
For scholarship - if it is to be scholarship - requires, in addition to liberty, that the truth take precedence over all sectarian interests, including self-interest.
The applause is a celebration not only of the actors but also of the audience. It constitutes a shared moment of delight.
Others think it the responsibility of scientists to coerce the rest of society, because they have the power that derives from special knowledge.
For science must breathe the oxygen of freedom.
The most exciting thing in the twentieth century is science.
In nation after nation, democracy has taken the place of autocracy.
If we treasure our own experience and regard it as real, we must also treasure other people's experience.
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