But could not our situation be compared to one of a menacing epidemic? People are unable to view this situation in its true light, for their eyes are blinded by passion. General fear and anxiety create hatred and aggressiveness. The adaptation to warlike aims and activities has corrupted the mentality of man; as a result, intelligent, objective and humane thinking has hardly any effect and is even suspected and persecuted as unpatriotic.
Out of My Later Years: The Scientist, Philosopher, and Man Portrayed Through His Own Words (ed. Open Road Media, 2011) - ISBN: 9781453204894