Quote by Walter Lippmann
The radical novelty of modern science lies precisely in the reject

The radical novelty of modern science lies precisely in the rejection of the belief… that the forces which move the stars and atoms are contingent upon the preferences of the human heart. – Walter Lippmann

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In making the great experiment of governing people by consent rather than by coercion, it is not sufficient that the party in power should have a majority. It is just as necessary that the party in power should never outrage the minority. – Walter Lippmann

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Minorities
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In a free society the state does not administer the affairs of men. It administers justice among men who conduct their own affairs. – Walter Lippmann

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Men
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Sound science must be our guide in choosing which problems to tackle and how to approach them. – Frank Luntz

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Theres a lot of interesting words, nomenclatures, in science. – Andrew Bird

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Some ideas you have to chew on, then roll them around a lot, play with them before you can turn them into funky science fiction. – Rudy Rucker

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I landed a job with Roger Corman. The job was to write the English dialogue for a Russian science fiction picture. I didnt speak any Russian. He didnt care whether I could understand what they were saying he wanted me to make up dialogue. – Francis Ford Coppola

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