John Boyd Orr

Quotes by John Boyd Orr

 

When the fabric of society is so rigid that it cannot change quickly enough, adjustments are achieved by social unrest and revolutions.

John Boyd Orr

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Our civilization has evolved through the continuous adjustment of society to the stimulus of new knowledge.

John Boyd Orr

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Some wars have been due to the lust of rulers for power and glory, or to revenge to wipe out the humiliation of a former defeat.

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