<\/a>This quotation from a bona fide scientist offers a fitting reproach to the anti-science Republicans who want us to live in their don’t-question-me world. It\u2019s the latest in our long-running series of quotes that remind us, over and over, that everything ends up being political, whether we like it or not.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re always on the lookout for quotes–contemporary and historical–that are pertinent to the current political environment.<\/p>\n

Our illustrator is Christopher Burke, whose unique, quirky cartoons add a touch of whimsy\u2013which we really, really need as we embark on a new, frightening era in American democracy.<\/p>\n

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The<\/a> author of this quote is Richard Feynman [1918 – 1988<\/strong>]<\/a>. Feynman won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1965. His entertaining lectures and witty books helped popularize scientific ideas among non-scientists. .<\/p>\n

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