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“Is it not a terrible thing to be forced by society to do things which all of us as individuals regard as abominable crimes?”

Quote by Albert Einstein

Book:Ideas and Opinions

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Ideas and Opinions

Ideas and Opinions is a compilation of essays and articles written by Albert Einstein, offering insights into his thoughts on science, philosophy, and various social issues. The book provides a glimpse into Einstein's intellectual journey and his reflections on the world around him. more

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Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein, a German-born theoretical physicist, is renowned for his work on relativity and the photoelectric effect. His contributions revolutionized our understanding of the universe and had a profound impact on modern physics. more

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Truth Desire Precedence

Book:Ideas and Opinions

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“I believe serious progress (in the abolition of war) can be achieved only when men become organized on an international scale and refuse, as a body, to enter military or war service.”

Men Believe War Body I Believe Progress Military Serious International Refuse Scales Organized Abolition

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Source: The Ultimate Quotable Einstein

“I appeal to all men and women, whether they be eminent or humble, to declare that they will refuse to give any further assistance to war or the preparation of war.”

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Source: The Ultimate Quotable Einstein

“... one does people the best service by giving them some elevating work to do and thus indirectly elevating them.”

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Book:The Albert Einstein Collection: Essays in Humanism, The Theory of Relativity, and The World As I See It

Source: The Albert Einstein Collection: Essays in Humanism, The Theory of Relativity, and The World As I See It

“One ought to be ashamed to make use of the wonders of science embodied in a radio set, the while appreciating them as little as a cow appreciates the botanic marvels in the plants she munches.”

Littles Use Wonder Ought Appreciate Plant Radio Appreciation Ashamed Cows

Book:Einstein on Cosmic Religion and Other Opinions and Aphorisms

Source: Einstein on Cosmic Religion and Other Opinions and Aphorisms

“The future is an unknown, but a somewhat predictable unknown. To look to the future we must first look back upon the past. That is where the seeds of the future were planted. I never think of the future. It comes soon enough.”

Thinking Firsts Looks Enough Past Seeds Predictable Soon Enough Looking To The Future

Author:Albert Einstein

“If one asks the whence derives the authority of fundamental ends, since they cannot be stated and justified merely by reason, one can only answer: they exist in a healthy society as powerful traditions, which act upon the conduct and aspirations and judgments of the individuals; they are there, that is, as something living, without its being necessary to find justification for their existence.”

Ifs Ends Reason Asks Individual Answers Powerful Existence Healthy Authority Judgment Tradition Fundamentals Aspiration Justification Justified Relativity Healthy Society

Author:Albert Einstein

“It is my conviction that pure mathematical construction enables us to discover the concepts and the laws connecting them, which gives us the key to the understanding of nature ... In a certain sense, therefore, I hold it true that pure thought can grasp reality, as the ancients dreamed.”

Giving Reality Law Certain Understanding Keys Pure Concepts Conviction Mathematical Construction Connecting

Author:Albert Einstein

“We pass through this world but once.”

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“All evolutionary biologists know that variation itself is nature's only irreducible essence... I had to place myself amidst the variation.”

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Book:Bully for Brontosaurus: Reflections in Natural History

Source: Bully for Brontosaurus: Reflections in Natural History