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Charles Mengel Allen
(22 Nov 1916 - 4 Jan 2000)
American judge who served on the bench of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky (1971-2000).
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Science Quotes by Charles Mengel Allen (1 quote)
If the human race wants to go to hell in a basket, technology can help it get there by jet. It won’t change the desire or the direction, but it can greatly speed the passage.
— Charles Mengel Allen
In a speech at Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, April 25, 1967.
In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know that's a really good argument; my position is mistaken,' and then they would actually change their minds and you never hear that old view from them again. They really do it. It doesn't happen as often as it should, because scientists are human and change is sometimes painful. But it happens every day. I cannot recall the last time something like that happened in politics or religion.
(1987) -- 
