The Pure Air And Dazzling

[the Blame For The Future 'plight Of Civilization] Must Rest On Scientific Men, Equally With Others, For Being Incapable Of Accepting The Responsibility For The Profound Social Upheavals Which Their Own Work Primarily Has Brought About In Human Relationships.

I Believe That There Have Been Civilisations In The Past That Were Familiar With Atomic Energy, And That By Misusing It They Were Totally Destroyed.

The Pure Air And Dazzling Snow Belong To Things Beyond The Reach Of All Personal Feeling, Almost Beyond The Reach Of Life.

Mankind Has Always Drawn From Outside Sources Of Energy. This Island Was The First To Harness Coal And Steam. But Our Present Sources Stand In The Ratio Of A Million To One, Compared With Any Previous Sources. The Release Of Atomic Energy Will Change The Whole Structure Of Society.

The Dropping Of The Atomic Bomb Is A Very Deep Problem... Instead Of Commemorating Hiroshima We Should Celebrate... Man's Triumph Over The Problem [of Transmutation], And Not Its First Misuse By Politicians And Military Authorities.