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THE contribution of science to the planning of society and particularly to the shaping of its own opportunities seems to be in considerable part confused by a division of many men of science into two contending elements which are essentially parallel with political factions, though perhaps not always conscious of these allegiances.
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PETRIE, J. Science, Politics and Service. Nature 150, 179–180 (1942). https://doi.org/10.1038/150179a0
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