The German government has taken energetic measures against the propagation of the defective, the mentally diseased, and the criminal. Alexis Carrel Read Quote
The Asiatics and the Africans, such as the Russians, the Arabs, the Hindus, are increasing with marked rapidity. Never have the European races been in such great peril as today. Alexis Carrel Read Quote
To what extent is any given man morally responsible for any given act? We do not know. Alexis Carrel Read Quote
In man, the things which are not measurable are more important than those which are measurable. Alexis Carrel Read Quote
Gigantic sums are now required to maintain prisons and insane asylums and protect the public against gangsters and lunatics. Why do we preserve these useless and harmful beings? The abnormal prevent development of the normal. Alexis Carrel Read Quote
The first duty of society is to give each of its members the possibility of fulfilling his destiny. When it becomes incapable of performing this duty it must be transformed. Alexis Carrel Read Quote
Hard conditions of life are indispensable to bringing out the best in human personality. Alexis Carrel Read Quote
The difficulty of finding organs suitable for transplantation on man must be met. Alexis Carrel Read Quote
Perhaps I will stay in Chicago and operate on human beings instead of on dogs. From a business standpoint, it would be excellent. But, as I hate medical practice, I would like better to make little money in doing scientific work than a great deal in doing surgical operations. Alexis Carrel Read Quote