A Record, If It Is To Be

Science Has A Simple Faith, Which Transcends Utility. Nearly All Men Of Science, All Men Of Learning For That Matter, And Men Of Simple Ways Too, Have It In Some Form And In Some Degree. It Is The Faith That It Is The Privilege Of Man To Learn To Understand, And That This Is His Mission. If We Abandon That Mission Under Stress We Shall Abandon It Forever, For Stress Will Not Cease. Knowledge For The Sake Of Understanding, Not Merely To Prevail, That Is The Essence Of Our Being. None Can Define Its Limits, Or Set Its Ultimate Boundaries.

Science Can Give Mankind A Better Standard Of Living, Better Health And A Better Mental Life, If Mankind In Turn Gives Science The Sympathy And Support So Essential To Its Progress.

Basic Scientific Research Is Scientific Capital.

A Belief May Be Larger Than A Fact. A Faith That Is Overdefined Is The Very Faith Most Likely To Prove Inadequate To The Great Moments Of Life.

To Pursue Science Is Not To Disparage The Things Of The Spirit. In Fact, To Pursue Science Rightly Is To Furnish The Framework On Which The Spirit May Rise.