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I'm all in favor of the democ...

I'm all in favor of the democratic principle that one idiot is as good as one genius, but I draw the line when someone takes the next step and concludes that two idiots are better than one genius.

Leo Szilard 33 quotes

Even if we accept, as the bas...

Even if we accept, as the basic tenet of true democracy, that one moron is equal to one genius, is it necessary to go a further step and hold that two morons are better than one genius?

Leo Szilard 33 quotes

I am thinking of keeping a di...

I am thinking of keeping a diary, not with the intend to publish it, merely to record the facts for the information of God, in case God does not know my version of the facts.

Leo Szilard 33 quotes

A great power imposes the obl...

A great power imposes the obligation of exercising restraint, and we did not live up to this obligation. I think this affected many of the scientists in a subtle sense, and it diminished their desire to continue to work on the bomb.

Leo Szilard 33 quotes

Three stages of truth for sci...

Three stages of truth for scientists:
It's not true.
If it is true, it's not very important.
We knew it all along.

Leo Szilard 33 quotes

I have been asked whether I w...

I have been asked whether I would agree that the tragedy of the scientist is that he is able to bring about great advances in our knowledge, which mankind may then proceed to use for purposes of destruction. My answer is that this is not the tragedy of the scientist; it is the tragedy of mankind.

Leo Szilard 33 quotes

Speak to all men as you do to...

Speak to all men as you do to yourself, with no concern for the effect you make, so that you do not shut them out from your world; lest in isolation the meaning of life slips out of sight and you lose the belief in the perfection of creation.

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Those individuals who give mo...

Those individuals who give moral considerations a much greater weight than considerations of expediency represent a comparatively small minority, five percent of the people perhaps. But, In spite of their numerical inferiority, they play a major role in our society because theirs is the voice of the conscience of society.

Leo Szilard 33 quotes

In science it is not enough t...

In science it is not enough to think of an important problem on which to work. It is also necessary to know the means which could be used to investigate the problem.

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The most important step in ge...

The most important step in getting a job done is the recognition of the problem. Once I recognize a problem I usually can think of someone who can work it out better than I could.

Leo Szilard 33 quotes

A man's clarity of judgment i...

A man's clarity of judgment is never very good when you're involved, and as you grow older, and as you grow more involved, your clarity of judgement suffers.

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Byrnes... was concerned about...

Byrnes... was concerned about Russia's postwar behavior. Russian troops had moved into Hungary and Rumania, and Byrnes thought it would be very difficult to persuade Russia to withdraw her troops from these countries, that Russia might be more manageable if impressed by American military might, and that a demonstration of the bomb might impress Russia.

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In life you must often choose...

In life you must often choose between getting a job done or getting credit for it. In science, the most important thing is not the ideas you have but the decision which ones you choose to pursue. If you have an idea and are not doing anything with it, why spoil someone else's fun by publishing it?

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When a scientist says somethi...

When a scientist says something, his colleagues must ask themselves only whether it is true. When a politician says something, his colleagues must first of all ask, 'Why does he say it?

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Science is progressing at suc...

Science is progressing at such a rapid rate that when you make a prediction and think you are ahead of your time by 100 years you may be ahead of your time by 10 at most.

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Do your work for six years; b...

Do your work for six years; but in the seventh, go into solitude or among strangers, so that the memory of your friends does not hinder you from being what you have become.

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We turned the switch, saw the...

We turned the switch, saw the flashes, watched for ten minutes, then switched everything off and went home. That night I knew the world was headed for sorrow.

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If you want to succeed in the...

If you want to succeed in the world, you don't have to be much cleverer than other people. You just have to be one day earlier.

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Do not destroy what you canno...

Do not destroy what you cannot create.

Leo Szilard 33 quotes

Three stages of truth for scie...

Three stages of truth for scientists:
It's not true.
If it is true, it's not very important.
We knew it all along.

Leo Szilard 33 quotes

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