 History proves abundantly that pure science, undertaken without regard to applications to human needs, is usually ultimately of direct benefit to mankind. |
| And literature frequently rises to heights that make it international. |
| This coupling together of science with international peace, is, I think, particularly significant. |
| Medicine also disregards national boundaries. |
| Happy indeed is the scientist who not only has the pleasures which I have enumerated, but who also wins the recognition of fellow scientists and of the mankind which ultimately benefits from his endeavors. |
| The scientist is motivated primarily by curiosity and a desire for truth. |
| To my mind, the most important aspect of the Nobel Awards is that they bring home to the masses of the peoples of all nations, a realization of their common interests. They carry to those who have no direct contact with science the international spirit. |
| Science, almost from its beginnings, has been truly international in character. National prejudices disappear completely in the scientist's search for truth. |
