The Vietnamese have a secret weapon. It's their willingness to die beyond our willingness to kill. In effect, they've been saying, You can kill us, but you'll have to kill a lot of us; you may have to kill all of us. And, thank heaven, we are not yet ready to do that. George Wald dieeffecthave share on social
Science goes from question to question; big questions, and little, tentative answers. The questions as they age grow ever broader, the answers are seen to be more limited. George Wald ageanswerbig Change image and share on social
As far as I know, the most conservative estimates of the number of Americans who would be killed in a major nuclear attack, with everything working as well as can be hoped and all foreseeable precautions taken, run to about fifty million. George Wald americanattackconservative share on social
In fact, death seems to have been a rather late invention in evolution. One can go a long way in evolution before encountering an authentic corpse. George Wald authenticcorpsedeath Change image and share on social
As you lecture, you keep watching the faces, and information keeps coming back to you all the time. George Wald backcomeface Change image and share on social
I think all of you know there is no adequate defense against massive nuclear attack. George Wald adequateattackdefense Change image and share on social
A physicist is an atom's way of knowing about atoms. George Wald atomknowphysicist Change image and share on social
The Nobel Prize is an honor unique in the world in having found its way into the hearts and minds of simple people everywhere. It casts a light of peace and reason upon us all; and for that I am especially grateful. George Wald castfindgrateful share on social
A scientist lives with all reality. There is nothing better. George Wald liverealityscientist Change image and share on social
The concept of war crimes is an American invention. George Wald americanconceptcrime Change image and share on social