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rachelditty 's review for:
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
by Martin J. Sherwin, Kai Bird
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
Definitely illuminated the more negative aspects of Oppenheimer's life that was left out of, or pictured differently for the pacing of, the movie. Really glad I listened to this.
Some Quotes I Liked:
"...[I] search my desk for letters and wish I were dead. Voila." (1:37:24)
"The reason why a bad philosophy leads to such hell is that it is what you think and want and treasure and foster in times of preparation that determine what you do in the pinch, and that it takes an error to father a sin." (3:39:14)
"He didn't say that the airstrikes shouldn't be carried on, but he did think there was something wrong with a country where no one questioned that." (12:49:18)
"That does not mean that I think it is a good idea. I believe that until you have looked the tiger in the eye, you are going to be in the worst of all dangers, which is that you will back into it." (20:02:26)
"By a single foolish and ignoble act... you have canceled the entire debt this country owes you." (24:24:24)
"It is satisfying to have had such clever and efficient pupils... but I wish they had shown less cleverness and more wisdom." (25:00:36)
Some Quotes I Liked:
"...[I] search my desk for letters and wish I were dead. Voila." (1:37:24)
"The reason why a bad philosophy leads to such hell is that it is what you think and want and treasure and foster in times of preparation that determine what you do in the pinch, and that it takes an error to father a sin." (3:39:14)
"He didn't say that the airstrikes shouldn't be carried on, but he did think there was something wrong with a country where no one questioned that." (12:49:18)
"That does not mean that I think it is a good idea. I believe that until you have looked the tiger in the eye, you are going to be in the worst of all dangers, which is that you will back into it." (20:02:26)
"By a single foolish and ignoble act... you have canceled the entire debt this country owes you." (24:24:24)
"It is satisfying to have had such clever and efficient pupils... but I wish they had shown less cleverness and more wisdom." (25:00:36)