Science in itself’ is nothing, for it exists only in the human beings who are its bearers. ‘Science for its own sake’ usually means nothing more than science for the sake of the people who happen to be pursuing it.
RUDOLF VIRCHOWScience in itself’ is nothing, for it exists only in the human beings who are its bearers. ‘Science for its own sake’ usually means nothing more than science for the sake of the people who happen to be pursuing it.
RUDOLF VIRCHOWBody: A cell state in which every cell is a citizen.
RUDOLF VIRCHOWBetween animal and human medicine, there is no dividing line-nor should there be.
RUDOLF VIRCHOWMedical statistics will be our standard of measurement: we will weigh life for life and see where the dead lie thicker, among the workers or among the privileged.
RUDOLF VIRCHOWThere can be no scientific dispute with respect to faith, for science and faith exclude one another.
RUDOLF VIRCHOWDisease is not something personal and special, but only a manifestation of life under modified conditions, operating according to the same laws as apply to the living body at all times, from the first moment until death.
RUDOLF VIRCHOWIf popular medicine gave the people wisdom as well as knowledge, it would be the best protection for scientific and well-trained physicians.
RUDOLF VIRCHOWImprisoned quacks are always replaced by new ones.
RUDOLF VIRCHOWThe body is a cell state in which every cell is a citizen. Disease is merely the conflict of the citizens of the state brought about by the action of external forces.
RUDOLF VIRCHOWIt is the curse of humanity that it learns to tolerate even the most horrible situations by habituation.
RUDOLF VIRCHOWThe task of science, therefore, is not to attack the objects of faith, but to establish the limits beyond which knowledge cannot go and found a unified self-consciousness within these limits.
RUDOLF VIRCHOWBelief begins where science leaves off and ends where science begins.
RUDOLF VIRCHOWLaws should be made, not against quacks but against superstition.
RUDOLF VIRCHOWOnly those who regard healing as the ultimate goal of their efforts can, therefore, be designated as physicians.
RUDOLF VIRCHOWMedical education does not exist to provide students with a way of making a living, but to ensure the health of the community.
RUDOLF VIRCHOWIt is the curse of humanity that it learns to tolerate even the most horrible situations by habituation, that it forgets the most shameful happenings in the daily shame of events, and that it can hardly understand when individuals aim to destroy this infamy.
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