Albert Einstein The Menace Of Mass Destruction Full Speech -

What I must say to you tonight is simple, and it is terrible:

By Albert Einstein (May 31, 1946)

You cannot protect yourself against atomic weapons by building more atomic weapons. That is like trying to put out a fire by pouring gasoline on it. The only real protection — the only one — is to ensure that these weapons are never used again. And the only way to ensure that is to abolish war itself. albert einstein the menace of mass destruction full speech

Some will call me a utopian. They said the same of those who worked to abolish slavery, to give women the vote, to end the divine right of kings. Every great advance in human morality was once called impossible. What I must say to you tonight is

When I first sent my letter to President Roosevelt in 1939, I did so out of the deepest fear that Nazi Germany would succeed in building an atomic bomb. We had reason to believe their scientists were capable of such a horror. I acted to prevent a nightmare. And the only way to ensure that is to abolish war itself

Thank you. End of speech.