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John Chafee
(22 Oct 1922 - 24 Oct 1999)
American politician and governor who was the 66th Governor of Rhode Island (1963-1969), Secretary of the Navy (1969-1972) and the Republican Senator for Rhode Island from 28 Dec 1976 until his death.
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Science Quotes by John Chafee (1 quote)
I do not think there should be a limit on the rig's liability, because they are sitting on top of unlimited amounts of oil, and thus, there could be an explosion occur that could do untold damage. ... The amount of damage that an offshore oil rig can do is infinite.
— John Chafee
Senate Floor Debate, 135 Cong. Rec. S9689-S9716 (3 Aug 1989). Reproduced in Russell V. Randle, Oil Pollution Deskbook (1991), 432.
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) -- 
