Human dignity is better served by embracing knowledge.

Scientia is knowledge. It is only in the popular mind that it is equated with facts.

Authority in science exists to be questioned, since heresy is the spring from which new ideas flow.

Reality is no less precious if it presents itself to someone else. All are discoverers, and if we disenfranchise any, all suffer.

Idealism is the highest form of reason.

Science is a collection of stories, linking characters worthy of notice.

Today, Academies of Science use their influence around the world in support of human rights.