"Are We On The Road To War?"

“Even in times of war, you can see current events in their historical perspective, provided that your passion for the truth prevails over your bias in favor of your own nation.”

“A man's clarity of judgment is never very good when you're involved, and as you grow older, and as you grow more involved, your clarity of judgment suffers.”

“I'm looking for a market for wisdom.”

“Leo Szilard Online - with many links to more on Szilárd”

“In order to succeed it is not necessary to be much cleverer than other people. All you have to do is be one day ahead of them.”

“All we had to do was lean back, turn a switch and watch a screen of a television tube. If flashes of light appeared on the screen it would mean that liberation of atomic energy would take place in our lifetime. We turned the switch, saw the flashes — we watched for about five minutes — then switched everything off and went home. That night I knew the world was headed for trouble.”