We cannot point to a single definitive solution of any one of the problems that confront us — political, economic, social or moral, that is, having t… - Peter Medawar

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We cannot point to a single definitive solution of any one of the problems that confront us — political, economic, social or moral, that is, having to do with the conduct of life. We are still beginners, and for that reason may hope to improve. To deride the hope of progress is the ultimate fatuity, the last word in poverty of spirit and meanness of mind. There is no need to be dismayed by the fact that we cannot yet envisage a definitive solution of our problems, a resting-place beyond which we need not try to go.

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About Peter Medawar

Sir Peter Medawar (February 28, 1915 – October 2, 1987) was a Brazilian-born English scientist best known for his work on how the immune system rejects or accepts organ transplants. He was co-winner of the 1960 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Sir Frank Macfarlane Burnet.

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Native Name: Peter Brian Medawar
Alternative Names: P.B. Medawar P. B. Medawar Sir Peter Medawar Sir Peter Brian Medawar
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