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Instead, in the absence of respect for human rights, science and its offspring technology have been used in this century
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"Instead, in the absence of respect for human rights, science and its offspring technology have been used in this century as brutal instruments for oppression"

- John Charles Polanyi

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Canada Flag This quote is written / told by John Charles Polanyi somewhere between January 23, 1929 and today. He/she was a famous Scientist from Canada. The author also have 30 other quotes.

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