Alexis Carrel (1873–1944) was a French surgeon and biologist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1912 for pioneering vascular suturing techniques. He invented the first perfusion pump with Charles A. Lindbergh opening the way to organ transplantation. Like many intellectuals before World War II he promoted eugenics. He was a regent for the French Foundation for the Study of Human Problems during the Nazi occupation of Vichy France which implemented the eugenics policies there; his association with the Foundation led to investigations of collaborating with the Nazis. He died a broken man after constant press attacks as a Nazi collaborator and his support for policies of gassing “undesirables” fully came to light.
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A few observations and much reasoning lead to error; many observations and a little reasoning to truth.
—Alexis Carrel
Topics: Truth
To what extent is any given man morally responsible for any given act? We do not know.
—Alexis Carrel
Topics: Forgiveness, Responsibility
All great men are gifted with intuition. They know without reasoning or analysis, what they need to know.
—Alexis Carrel
Topics: Greatness & Great Things, Greatness
Man cannot remake himself without suffering, for he is both the marble and the sculptor.
—Alexis Carrel
Topics: Suffering, Discovery, Self-Discovery, Difficulties, Adversity, Self-reliance, Confidence
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