Linus Pauling:

Do you think that an American who insists on making up his own mind, who objects to being told what to do, to being pushed around by officious officials, is thereby made un-American? I do not. I think that he is being more American than people who do not object.

— Linus Pauling Modern

Chemical bond theory, peace activism

Context

Letter to the Board of Regents, University of Hawaii

Date / Period

1951

Source

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Explanation

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Method

Cross Reference

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