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Dissent is the native activity of the scientist, and it has got him into a good deal of trouble in the last years. But if that is cut off, what is left will not be a scientist. And I doubt whether it will be a man.
Jacob Bronowski
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"Dissent is the native activity of the scientist, and it has got him into a good deal of trouble in the last years. But if that is cut off, what is left will not be a scientist. And I doubt whether it will be a man."
— Jacob Bronowski

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Dissent is the native activity of the scientist, and it has got him into a good deal of trouble in the last years. But if that is cut off, what is left will not be a scientist. And I doubt whether it will be a man. — Jacob Bronowski

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Jacob Bronowski was a Scientist from United Kingdom (1908–1974).

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Who said "Dissent is the native activity of the scientist, and it has got him into a good…"?
This quote is attributed to Jacob Bronowski, a Scientist from United Kingdom.
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Jacob Bronowski lived from 1908 – 1974.