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A good parent, a good neighbour, a good citizen, is not good because his specific goals are acceptable, but because his successive goals are ordered to a dependable and socially desirable set of values. (1947)

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The scientist, by the very nature of his commitment, creates more and more questions, never fewer.
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The specific goals we set for ourselves are almost always subsidiary to our long range intentions.
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And sometimes no amount of punishment can make us repudiate our loyalty.
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