John B. S. Haldane - While I do not suggest that humanity will ever be able to dispense with its mar...

John B. S. Haldane Zitate

While I do not suggest that humanity will ever be able to dispense with its martyrs, I cannot avoid the suspicion that with a little more thought and a little less belief their number may be substantially reduced.

John B. S. Haldane

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Deutsche Übersetzung

Ich behaupte zwar nicht, dass die Menschheit jemals in der Lage sein wird, auf ihre Märtyrer zu verzichten, aber ich kann den Verdacht nicht vermeiden, dass ihre Zahl mit etwas mehr Nachdenken und etwas weniger Überzeugung erheblich verringert wird.

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