The Common Idea That Scientists Reject A

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.

Putting A Man In Space Is A Stunt: The Man Can Do No More Than An Instrument, In Fact Can Do Less. There Are Far More Serious Things To Do Than Indulge In Stunts. . . . I Do Not Discard Completely The Value Of Demonstrating To The World Our Skills. Nor Do I Undervalue The Effect On Morale Of The Spectacular. But The Present Hullabaloo On The Propaganda Aspects Of The Program Leaves Me Entirely Cool.

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.

Thus Science May Implement The Ways In Which Man Produces, Stores, And Consults The Record Of The Race.

Presumably Man's Spirit Should Be Elevated If He Can Better Review His Shady Past And Analyze More Completely And Objectively His Present Problems.