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John Boyd Orr Quotes: Science has produced such powerful weapons that in a war between great powers there would be neither victor nor vanquished. Both would be overwhelmed in destruction.
         

Science has produced such powerful weapons that in a war between great powers there would be neither victor nor vanquished. Both would be overwhelmed in destruction.


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Some think the worst horrors of war might be avoided by an international agreement not to use atomic bombs. This is a vain hope.

Some think the worst horrors of war might be avoided by an international agreement not to use atomic bombs. This is a vain hope.



After the First World War the economic problem was no longer one of production. It was the problem of finding markets to get the output of industry and agriculture dispersed and consumed.

After the First World War the economic problem was no longer one of production. It was the problem of finding markets to get the output of industry and agriculture dispersed and consumed.



The real evil of the Russian communist state is not communism. It is the secret police and the concentration camp.

The real evil of the Russian communist state is not communism. It is the secret police and the concentration camp.



It is said that those whom the gods wish to destroy they first make mad. It may well be that a war neurosis stirred up by propaganda of fear and hatred is the prelude to destruction.

It is said that those whom the gods wish to destroy they first make mad. It may well be that a war neurosis stirred up by propaganda of fear and hatred is the prelude to destruction.



When the fabric of society is so rigid that it cannot change quickly enough, adjustments are achieved by social unrest and revolutions.

When the fabric of society is so rigid that it cannot change quickly enough, adjustments are achieved by social unrest and revolutions.



As we have seen, the wireless and the airplane have made the world so small and nations so dependent on each other that the only alternative to war is the United States of the World.

As we have seen, the wireless and the airplane have made the world so small and nations so dependent on each other that the only alternative to war is the United States of the World.



We are now physically, politically, and economically one world and nations so interdependent that the absolute national sovereignty of nations is no longer possible.

We are now physically, politically, and economically one world and nations so interdependent that the absolute national sovereignty of nations is no longer possible.



The increase of territory and power of empires by force of arms has been the policy of all great powers, and it has always been possible to get the approval of their state religion.

The increase of territory and power of empires by force of arms has been the policy of all great powers, and it has always been possible to get the approval of their state religion.



Empires won by conquest have always fallen either by revolt within or by defeat by a rival.

Empires won by conquest have always fallen either by revolt within or by defeat by a rival.



Measured in time of transport and communication, the whole round globe is now smaller than a small European country was a hundred years ago.

Measured in time of transport and communication, the whole round globe is now smaller than a small European country was a hundred years ago.





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If you look at anything long enough, say just that wall in front of you - it will come out of that wall.

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I'm really getting better at guitar. I'm not trapped behind a piano. You can get out and move with a guitar and still direct the band.

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Imagine, a Being with a mind as great as God's, with feet like trees and a voice like rushing wind, telling you that you are His cherished creation.

Imagine, a Being with a mind as great as God's, with feet like trees and a voice like rushing wind, telling you that you are His cherished creation.



When the masses begin to vibrate with an energy of love, the world will no longer be a container for war, violence, and lies.

When the masses begin to vibrate with an energy of love, the world will no longer be a container for war, violence, and lies.



This life is a test-it is only a test. If it had been an actual life, you would have received further instructions on where to go and what to do. Remember, this life is only a test.

This life is a test-it is only a test. If it had been an actual life, you would have received further instructions on where to go and what to do. Remember, this life is only a test.



Bring it,muthafuckas.Bring it.

Bring it,muthafuckas.Bring it.



Prayer is an impossibility without a living faith in the presence of God within.

Prayer is an impossibility without a living faith in the presence of God within.



I am neither a sociologist nor a politician. All I can do is imagine for myself what the future will be like.

I am neither a sociologist nor a politician. All I can do is imagine for myself what the future will be like.



What rings true is that everything we grow through in life will work out for our good.

What rings true is that everything we grow through in life will work out for our good.




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