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When men are engaged in war and conquest, the tools of science become as dangerous as a razor in the hands of a child of three. we must not condemn man because his inventiveness and patient conquest of the forces of nature are being exploited for false and destructive purposes. rather, we should remember that the fate of mankind hinges entirely upon man’s moral development.
-Albert Einstein
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When Men Are Engaged In War And

Albert Einstein
When men are engaged in war and conquest, the tools of science become as dangerous as a razor in the hands of a child of three. we must not condemn man because his inventiveness and patient conquest of the forces of nature are being exploited for false and destructive purposes. rather, we should remember that the fate of mankind hinges entirely upon man’s moral development.
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