"There is not much that even the most socially responsible scientists can do as individuals, or even as a group, about the social consequences of their activities."

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Source : 1970 In the NewYork Review of Books, 18 Nov.

Eric Hobsbawm

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“The more you pray, the less you'll panic. The more you worship, the less you worry. You'll feel more patient and less pressured.”
“Calm assertive energy is the energy you project to show your dog you are the Pack Leader. Assertive does not mean angry or aggressive. Calm-assertive means always compassionate, but quietly in control.”
“I'm inspired by lines, by shapes, when I see a dress on a person, when I see a beauty in a face, whether it's a man from an ancient culture or a beautiful young model. So what inspires me? Life inspires me.”
“When you are handed something instead of having to work for it, you don't respect it as much.”

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“The second effort was spreading the word among the people, first, in a bid to raise their morale, and second to instil in them a sense of animosity towards the enemy, coupled with a spirit of resistence... this required us to use the language of indoctrination rather than realpolitik. People then were not in need of political analysis, they were in need of being incited and goaded.”
“I usually lump organized religion, organized labor, and organized crime together. The Mafia gets points for having the best restaurants”
“Middle-class-led reform movements, from the Progressive Era to the War on Poverty, have been marred by an elitist distance from the would-be beneficiaries of reform.”
“I should not like to contemplate an existence, especially one that is going to continue forever, if I could not enjoy that existence with those whom I love. And so we build temples in the name of the Lord.”

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