Robert Oppenheimer — "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears…"

"We do not believe any group of men adequate enough or wise enough to operate without scrutiny or without criticism. We know that the only way to avoid error is to detect it, that the only way to detec…"

"The atomic bomb is a symbol of man's destructive power, but it is also a symbol of man's ability to create."

"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 t…"

"We have to find a way to build a better world, a world where the atomic bomb is no longer a threat."

"Knowledge cannot be pursued without morality."