Andrei Sakharov Quotes

Andrei Sakharov — Russian Physicist born on May 21, 1921, died on December 14, 1989

Andrei Dmitrievich Sakharov was a Russian nuclear physicist, Soviet dissident and human rights activist... (wikipedia)

Both now and for always, I intend to hold fast to my belief in the hidden strength of the human spirit.

In and after 1964 when I began to concern myself with the biological issues, and particularly from 1967 onwards, the extent of the problems over which I felt uneasy increased to such a point that in 1968 I felt a compelling urge to make my views public.

Our country, like every modern state, needs profound democratic reforms. It needs political and ideological pluralism, a mixed economy and protection of human rights and the opening up of society.

For me, the moral difficulties lie in the continual pressure brought to bear on my friends and immediate family, pressure which is not directed against me personally but which at the same time is all around me.

In 1947 I defended my thesis on nuclear physics, and in 1948 I was included in a group of research scientists whose task was to develop nuclear weapons.

Andrei Sakharov Quotes

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