I regard the death penalty as a savage and immoral institution that undermines the moral and legal foundations of society. I reject the notion that the death penalty has any essential deterrent effect on potential offenders. I am convinced that the contrary is true - that savagery begets only savagery.
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 …
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.
You can't sit on two chairs at once. - Andrei Sakharov
You can't sit on two chairs at once.
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…
Do not trust governments more than governments trust their own people. - Andrei Sakharov
Do not trust governments more than governments trust their own people.
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