Idealism Is The Highest Form Of Reason.

Even In The World Of Molecules The Civilising Influence Of Modest Restraints Is A Cause For Rejoicing.

The Respect For Human Rights, Essential If We Are To Use Technology Wisely, Is Not Something Alien That Must Be Grafted Onto Science. On The Contrary, It Is Integral To Science, As Also To Scholarship In General.

It Takes A Trained And Discerning Researcher To Keep The Goal In Sight, And To Detect Evidence Of The Creeping Progress Toward It.

Today, Academies Of Science Use Their Influence Around The World In Support Of Human Rights.

Science Gives Us A Powerful Vocabulary, And It Is Impossible To Produce A Vocabulary With Which One Can Only Say Nice Things.