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Richard Nixon: In a sense, when we think about hijacking we can make an argument against science, because if it hadn't have been for…

On the recordSeptember 13, 1970
In a sense, when we think about hijacking we can make an argument against science, because if it hadn't have been for science, we wouldn't have had airplanes, if we didn't have airplanes, we wouldn't have had airplane hijacking.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

Editor's note · Context

Remarks at the Swearing In of Dr. Edward E. David, Jr., as Science Adviser to the President and Director, Office of Science and Technology

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