“The most exciting thing in the twentieth century is science.”
— John Charles Polanyi
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The respect for human rights, essential if
“The respect for human rights, essential if we are to use technology wisely, is not something alien that must be grafted onto science. On the contrary, it is integral to science, as also to scholarship in general.”
— John Charles Polanyi
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The respect for human rights, essential if
“The respect for human rights, essential if we are to use technology wisely, is not something alien that must be grafted onto science. On the contrary, it is integral to science, as also to scholarship in general.”
— John Charles Polanyi
Author: John Charles Polanyi
Category: science
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When, as we must often do, we
“When, as we must often do, we fear science, we really fear ourselves.”
— John Charles Polanyi
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Human dignity is better served by embracing
“Human dignity is better served by embracing knowledge.”
— John Charles Polanyi
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Though neglectful of their responsibility to protect
“Though neglectful of their responsibility to protect science, scientists are increasingly aware of their responsibility to society.”
— John Charles Polanyi
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Science never gives up searching for truth,
“Science never gives up searching for truth, since it never claims to have achieved it.”
— John Charles Polanyi
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Though neglectful of their responsibility to protect
“Though neglectful of their responsibility to protect science, scientists are increasingly aware of their responsibility to society.”
— John Charles Polanyi
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Instead, in the absence of respect for
“Instead, in the absence of respect for human rights, science and its offspring technology have been used in this century as brutal instruments for oppression.”
— John Charles Polanyi
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Today, Academies of Science use their influence
“Today, Academies of Science use their influence around the world in support of human rights.”
— John Charles Polanyi
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Instead, in the absence of respect for
“Instead, in the absence of respect for human rights, science and its offspring technology have been used in this century as brutal instruments for oppression.”
— John Charles Polanyi
Author: John Charles Polanyi
Category: science
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