J. Robert Oppenheimer

The atomic bomb is a symbol of freedom and oppression. It is a freedom that can liberate and an oppression that can enslave.

The atomic bomb is a symbol of peace and war. It is a peace that can unite and a war that can divide.

The atomic bomb is a symbol of life and death. It is a life that can flourish and a death that can destroy.

The atomic bomb made the prospect of future war unendurable. It has not, I think, made it impossible.

There is a story that in the 17th century, when the Royal Society was founded, one of the members proposed that they should investigate the question of why a dead fish weighs more than a live one. They spent a long time discussing it, and finally one of them suggested that they should weigh a dead fish and a live one. They did, and found that they weighed the same. The moral of the story is that it is always a good idea to check the facts.

The best way to send information is to wrap it in a person.

After the war, the scientists were asked what they would do next. One of them said, 'We will go back to our laboratories and try to understand the universe.' Another said, 'We will try to make the world a better place.' And a third said, 'We will try to make a better bomb.'

The atomic bomb is a weapon of offense. It is not a weapon of defense.

The atom bomb was not a weapon of war. It was a weapon of terror.

It is not possible to be a scientist and not be interested in the world.

The problem of how to live with the atomic bomb is the problem of how to live.

We have created a monster. We have created a weapon that can destroy the world.

The atomic bomb is a symbol of the power of man over nature. It is also a symbol of the power of man over man.

I don't believe in God, but I believe in the laws of physics.

The atomic bomb is a terrible weapon, but it is also a wonderful tool.

The atomic bomb is a new factor in human life. It is a new factor in human history.

The atomic bomb is a challenge to our civilization. It is a challenge to our humanity.

The atomic bomb is a warning to mankind. It is a warning that we must learn to live together, or we will perish together.

The atomic bomb is a symbol of the end of an era. It is a symbol of the beginning of a new era.

The atomic bomb is a terrible thing, but it is also a beautiful thing.