In 1947 I defended my thesis on nuclear physics, and in 1948 I was included in a group of research scientists whose task was to develop nuclear weapons.
Intellectual freedom is essential -- freedom to obtain and distribute information, freedom for open-minded and unfearing debate and freedom from pres… - Andrei Sakharov
Intellectual freedom is essential -- freedom to obtain and distribute information, freedom for open-minded and unfearing debate and freedom from pres…
- Andrei Sakharov
I've always thought that the most powerful weapon in the world was the bomb and that's why I gave it to my people, but I've come to the conclusion th… - Andrei Sakharov
I've always thought that the most powerful weapon in the world was the bomb and that's why I gave it to my people, but I've come to the conclusion th…
Intellectual freedom is the only guarantee of a scientific - democratic approach to politics, economic development, and culture. - Andrei Sakharov
Intellectual freedom is the only guarantee of a scientific - democratic approach to politics, economic development, and culture.
Profound insights arise only in debate, with a possibility of counterargument, only when there is a possibility of expressing not only correct ideas … - Andrei Sakharov
Profound insights arise only in debate, with a possibility of counterargument, only when there is a possibility of expressing not only correct ideas …
You can't sit on two chairs at once. - Andrei Sakharov
You can't sit on two chairs at once.
Both now and for always, I intend to hold fast to my belief in the hidden strength of the human spirit. - Andrei Sakharov
Both now and for always, I intend to hold fast to my belief in the hidden strength of the human spirit.
Do not trust governments more than governments trust their own people. - Andrei Sakharov
Do not trust governments more than governments trust their own people.
I could not stop something I knew was wrong and terrible. I had an awful sense of powerlessness. - Andrei Sakharov
I could not stop something I knew was wrong and terrible. I had an awful sense of powerlessness.
Nothing threatens freedom of the personality and the meaning of life like war, poverty, terror. But there are also indirect and only slightly more re… - Andrei Sakharov
Nothing threatens freedom of the personality and the meaning of life like war, poverty, terror. But there are also indirect and only slightly more re…
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