Knowledge acquired in biological research is seldom directly applicable to human beings … — John Boyd Orr
Nearly every country in the world is now becoming industrialized as rapidly as it can. — John Boyd Orr
Our civilization is now in the transition stage between the age of warring empires and — John Boyd Orr
The real evil of the russian communist state is not communism. It is the secret police and the concentration camp. — John Boyd Orr
Empires won by conquest have always fallen either by revolt within or by defeat by a rival. — John Boyd Orr
When the industrial revolution of the nineteenth century brought a rapid increase in wealth — John Boyd Orr
Measured in time of transport and communication, the whole round globe is now smaller than a small — John Boyd Orr
Nearly every country in the world is now becoming industrialized as rapidly as it can. — John Boyd Orr
Our civilization has evolved through the continuous adjustment of society to the stimulus of new knowledge. — John Boyd Orr
Some wars have been due to the lust of rulers for power and glory, or to revenge to wipe — John Boyd Orr
As we have seen, the wireless and the airplane have made the world so small and nations so — John Boyd Orr
However difficult it may be to bring it about, some form of world government, with agreed international — John Boyd Orr
If the views I have expressed be right, we can think of our civilization evolving with the — John Boyd Orr
In the last fifty years science has advanced more than in the 2,000 previous years and — John Boyd Orr
Science has produced such powerful weapons that in a war between great powers there would be — John Boyd Orr
We are now physically, politically, and economically one world and nations so interdependent — John Boyd Orr
In recent times, european nations, with the use of gunpowder and other technical improvements in warfare — John Boyd Orr
There can be no peace in the world so long as a large proportion of the population lack the necessities — John Boyd Orr
Though the general principles of statecraft have survived the rise and fall of empires — John Boyd Orr
The increase of territory and power of empires by force of arms has been the policy of all great powers — John Boyd Orr