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Great changes are necessary to help ensure a humane future for the generations to come.

— Henry Way Kendall A Distant Light : Scientists and Public Policy (2000)

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We are immersed in one of the most significant revolutions in man's history. The force that drives this revolution is not social dissension or political ideology, but relentless exploitations of scientific knowledge.

A Distant Light : Scientists and Public Policy (2000)

Critics, whether individuals or public interest groups, cannot afford to slant the truth, ever.

A Distant Light : Scientists and Public Policy (2000)

Distortions or outright falsehoods can come to be accepted as fact.

A Distant Light : Scientists and Public Policy (2000)

The world's problems are pressing in on us all. The scale and impact of human activities now affects a great portion of the global resources important to human welfare.

A Distant Light : Scientists and Public Policy (2000)

How will our species reach the understanding and gain the political will to alter the prospects on the horizon? No one now has the answer to that need. It is indeed a distant light.

A Distant Light : Scientists and Public Policy (2000)

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