On The Wisdom With Which We Bring

If Scientific Reasoning Were Limited To The Logical Processes Of Arithmetic, We Should Not Get Very Far In Our Understanding Of The Physical World

Science Can Be Effective In The National Welfare Only As A Member Of A Team, Whether The Conditions Be Peace Or War. But Without Scientific Progress No Amount Of Achievement In Other Directions Can Insure Our Health, Prosperity, And Security As A Nation In The Modern World.

I Say, Technically, I Don't Think Anyone In The World Knows How To Do Such A Thing. And I Feel Confident It Will Not Be Done For A Very Long Period To Come. I Think We Can Leave That Out Of Our Thinking. I Wish The American Public Would Leave That Out Of Their Thinking.

The World Has Arrived At An Age Of Cheap Complex Devices Of Great Reliability, And Something Is Bound To Come Of It.

On The Wisdom With Which We Bring Science To Bear In The War Against Disease, In The Creation Of New Industries, And In The Strengthening Of Our Armed Forces Depends In Large Measure Our Future As A Nation.