Wernher von Braun Quotes

Science does not have a moral dimension. It is like a knife. If you give it to a surgeon or a murderer, each will use it differently.

Wernher von Braun

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• Science does not have a moral dimension. It is like a knife. If you give it to a surgeon or a murderer, each will use it differently.

  

  Wernher von Braun
  • Science
  • Dimensions
  • Knives