Remark made during Einstein’s first visit to Princeton University. “Subtle is the Lord, but malicious He is not.” Letter to Central Association of German Citizens of the Jewish Faith, 3 April 1920. “I am neither a German citizen, nor do I believe in anything that can be described as a “Jewish faith.” But I am a Jew and glad to belong to the Jewish people, though I do not regard it in any way as chosen.” 560 in The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein Vol. Letter to Alfred Kneser (7 June 1918) Doc. “I am by heritage a Jew, by citizenship a Swiss, and by makeup a human being, and only a human being, without any special attachment to any state or national entity whatsoever.” Should my theory prove untrue, France will say that I am a German and Germany will declare that I am a Jew.” “If my theory of relativity is proven successful, Germany will claim me as a German and France will declare that I am a citizen of the world. “Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth.” – Albert Einstein – “My Future Plans” an essay written at age 17 for school exam (18 September 1896) “A happy man is too satisfied with the present to dwell too much on the future.”
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