Robert Oppenheimer — "It is not possible to be a scientist unless you believe that it is good to learn…"

It is not possible to be a scientist unless you believe that it is good to learn. It is not possible to be a scientist unless you believe that it is of the highest value to learn. It is not possible to be a scientist unless you believe that the knowledge of the world, and the power which this gives, is a thing which is of intrinsic value to humanity, and that you are using it to help in the spread of knowledge and are prepared to take the consequences.
Robert Oppenheimer — Robert Oppenheimer Modern · Manhattan Project leader

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Address to the American Philosophical Society

Date: 1947

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