41 Quotes by Frederick Soddy

Scientific men can hardly escape the charge of ignorance with regard to the precise effect of the impact of modern science upon the mode of living of the people and upon their civilisation.

It is curious to reflect, for example, upon the remarkable legend of the Philosopher's Stone, one of the oldest and most universal beliefs, the origin of which, however far back we penetrate into the records of the past, we do not probably trace its real source.

An honest money system is the only alternative.

Man cannot influence in this respect the atomic forces of Nature.

The whole profit of the issuance of money has provided the capital of the great banking business as it exists today.

There is nothing left now for us but to get ever deeper and deeper into debt to the banking system in order to provide the increasing amounts of money the nation requires for its expansion and growth.

On our plane knowledge and ignorance are the immemorial adversaries.

In the first place, the preparation of the Nobel lecture which I am to give has shown me, even more clearly than I knew before, how many others share with me, often, indeed, have anticipated me, in the discoveries for which you have awarded me the prize.

An inexplicable fact is infinitely preferable to an incomprehensible mystery.