Quotes by Andrei Sakharov

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Andrei Dmitrievich Sakharov was a Russian nuclear physicist, Soviet dissident and human rights activist.
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For me, the moral difficulties lie in the continual pressure brought to bear on my friends and immediate family, pressure which is not directed against me personally but which at the same time is all around me.

Andrei Sakharov

My present work concerns the problems connected with the theory of elementary particles, the theory of gravitation and cosmology and I shall be glad if I can manage to make some contribution to these important branches of science.

Andrei Sakharov

Both now and for always, I intend to hold fast to my belief in the hidden strength of the human spirit.

Andrei Sakharov

Our country, like every modern state, needs profound democratic reforms. It needs political and ideological pluralism, a mixed economy and protection of human rights and the opening up of society.

Andrei Sakharov

In 1947 I defended my thesis on nuclear physics, and in 1948 I was included in a group of research scientists whose task was to develop nuclear weapons.

Andrei Sakharov

In and after 1964 when I began to concern myself with the biological issues, and particularly from 1967 onwards, the extent of the problems over which I felt uneasy increased to such a point that in 1968 I felt a compelling urge to make my views publ...

Andrei Sakharov

Author Bio

  • NameAndrei Sakharov
  • DescriptionSoviet physicist and Nobel Prize for Peace laureate
  • BornMay 21, 1921
  • DiedDecember 14, 1989
  • CountrySoviet Union
  • ProfessionPhysicist; Inventor
  • AwardsState Stalin Prize; Nobel Peace Prize; Order Of Lenin; Hero Of Socialist Labour; Prix Mondial Cino Del Duca; Fritt Ord Award; Hero Of Socialist Labour; Hero Of Socialist Labour; Humanist Of The Year; Elliott Cresson Medal;