I beseech you to take interest in these sacred domains so expressively called laboratories. Ask that there be more and that they be adorned for these are the temples of the future, wealth and well-being. It is here that humanity will grow, strengthen and improve. Here, humanity will learn to read progress and individual harmony in the works of nature, while humanity's own works are all too often those of barbarism, fanaticism and destruction.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Pasteur urges investment in laboratories as temples of future progress and human improvement.
- In plain terms
- We should fund and honor labs because they are where humanity advances and heals.
- What can you take from it?
- Scientific infrastructure is essential for human progress.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why invest in science?
- What drives human improvement?
Another view
It idealizes science while ignoring potential dual-use risks.
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