"Today, Academies of Science use their influence around the world in support of human rights." ― John Charles Polanyi Topic(s): Science More From John Charles Polanyi "Science exists, moreover, only as a journey toward troth. Stifle dissent and you end that journey." "Others think it the responsibility of scientists to coerce the rest of society, because they have the power that derives from special knowledge." "When, as we must often do, we fear science, we really fear ourselves." More In Science "I just really dig feeling subservient to nature. It brings me a peace and calm. Kind of like a Faustian thing, I think."― Neko Case "The scientist is motivated primarily by curiosity and a desire for truth."― Irving Langmuir "The main purpose of science is simplicity and as we understand more things, everything is becoming simpler."― Edward Teller