The problems of financing the universities and their intellectual freedom, threatened by political and bureaucratic interference, are problems which are invariant under the ism transformations: socialism, communism, capitalism, or any other ism or ology.
Serge LangTo address questions of scientific responsibility does not necessarily imply that one needs technical competence in a particular field (e.g. biology) to evaluate certain technical matters.
Serge LangThe only goal of science is the honour of the human spirit, and a question in number theory is worth a question concerning the system of the world.
Serge LangWhat standards are upheld by the scientific community affect the community internally, and also affect its relations with society at large, including Congress.
Serge Lang