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If we would serve science, we must extend her limits, not only as far as our own knowledge is concerned, but in the estimation of others.

Rudolf Virchow

As long as vitalism and spiritualism are open questions so long will the gateway of science be open to mysticism.
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Open Question Science Spirituality
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.
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Existence People Pursue Science
Between animal and human medicine, there is no dividing line-nor should there be.
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Animal Division Human Medicine
Body: A cell state in which every cell is a citizen.
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Body Citizenship State
Marriages are not normally made to avoid having children.
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Avoid Children Marriage
The physicians are the natural attorneys of the poor, and the social problems should largely be solved by them.
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Natural Poor Problem Social Solution
Medicine is a social science, and politics is nothing more than medicine on a grand scale.
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Medicine Scale Social Science
Belief cannot be reckoned with in terms of science, for science and faith are mutually exclusive.
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Belief Faith Science
If popular medicine gave the people wisdom as well as knowledge, it would be the best protection for scientific and well-trained physicians.
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Doctor Medicine People Popular Training Wisdom
Laws should be made, not against quacks but against superstition.
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Law Superstition
Medical education does not exist to provide students with a way of making a living, but to ensure the health of the community.
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Community Education Existence Live Medical Way
Only those who regard healing as the ultimate goal of their efforts can, therefore, be designated as physicians.
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Doctor Goal Healing Position
Brevity in writing is the best insurance for its perusal.
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Best Insurance Writing
The task of science is to stake out the limits of the knowable, and to center consciousness within them.
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Consciousness Know Limitation Science
Imprisoned quacks are always replaced by new ones.
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New Oneself Prison Replacement
Belief has no place as far as science reaches, and may be first permitted to take root where science stops.
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Belief Place Reach Science Stop

If we would serve science, we must extend her limits, not only as far as our own knowledge is concerned, but in the estimation of others.

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