Jean Rostand

thumb|Jean Rostand in 1965 Jean Rostand (October 30, 1894 – September 4, 1977) was a French biologist and philosopher. Quotes Science had better not free the minds of men too much, before it has tamed their instincts. Jean Rostand The substance of men Doubleday 1962 19 On tue un homme, on est un assassin. On tue des millions d'hommes, on est un conquérant. On les tue tous, on est un dieu. Kill one man, and you are a murderer. Kill millions of men, and you are a conqueror. Kill them all, and you are a god. Jean Rostand Thoughts of a Biologist 1939 See also "The death of one man is a tragedy, the death of millions is a statistic." (misattributed to Joseph Stalin) La science a fait de nous des dieux avant même que nous méritions d'être des hommes. Science has made us gods even before we are worthy of being men. Jean Rostand Thoughts of a Biologist 1939 External links Category:Academics from France Category:Biologists from France Category:Philosophers from France Category:Eugenicists Category:Non-fiction authors from France Category:Agnostics Category:1894 births Category:1977 deaths Category:People from Paris