Science has produced such powerful weapons that in a war between great powers there would be neither victor nor vanquished. Both would be overwhelmed in destruction. John Boyd Orr destructiongreatoverwhelm Change image and share on social
Nearly every country in the world is now becoming industrialized as rapidly as it can. John Boyd Orr countryindustrializerapidly Change image and share on social
As I have tried to show, science, in producing the airplane and the wireless, has created a new international political environment to which governments must adjust their foreign policies. John Boyd Orr adjustairplanecreate Change image and share on social
Our civilization has evolved through the continuous adjustment of society to the stimulus of new knowledge. John Boyd Orr adjustmentcivilizationcontinuous Change image and share on social
In recent times, European nations, with the use of gunpowder and other technical improvements in warfare, controlled practically the whole world. One, the British Empire, brought under one government a quarter of the earth and its inhabitants. John Boyd Orr bringbritishcontrol share on social
The real evil of the Russian communist state is not communism. It is the secret police and the concentration camp. John Boyd Orr campcommunismcommunist Change image and share on social
