A great power imposes the obligation of exercising restraint, and we d…

Leo Szilard
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A great power imposes the obligation of exercising restraint, and we did not live up to this obligation. I think this affected many of the scientists in a subtle sense, and it diminished their desire to continue to work on the bomb. ✨ President Truman Did Not Understand. U.S. News & World Report, August 15, 1960.
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