Quotes from Abraham Flexner

Science, in the very act of solving problems, creates more of them.

We must not overlook the role that extremists play. They are the gadflies that keep society from being too complacent.

Nations have recently been led to borrow billions for war; no nation has ever borrowed largely for education. Probably, no nation is rich enough to pay for both war and civilization. We must make our choice; we cannot have both.

Nations have recently been led to borrow billions for war; no nation has ever borrowed largely for education... no nation is rich enough to pay for both war and civilization. We must make our choice; we cannot have both.

Probably, no nation is rich enough to pay for both war and civilization. We must make our choice; we cannot have both.

Science, in the very act of solving problems, creates more of them.

A patient had a 50-50 chance of benefiting from visiting a physician as of 1910. Medicine was more like voodoo than science until the 20th Century.

We must not overlook the role that extremists play. They are the gadflies that keep society from being too complacent.

The student is to collect and evaluate facts. The facts are locked up in the patient.

Medical education is not just a program for building knowledge and skills in its recipients... it is also an experience which creates attitudes and expectations.

There are men who teach best by not teaching at all.