Klaus Fuchs Professions : PhysicistBorn : December 29, 1911Died : January 28, 1988 Browse All Authors Top 18 quotes by Klaus Fuchs The last time when I handed over information was in February or March 1949. Klaus Fuchs marchinformationlasts There is nobody I know by name who is concerned with collecting information for the Russian authorities. There are people whom I know by sight whom I trusted with my life. Klaus Fuchs namessightpeople I was ready to accept the philosophy that the Party is right and that in the coming struggle you could not permit yourself any doubts after the party had made a decision. Klaus Fuchs partystrugglephilosophy Since coming to Harwell I have met English people of all kinds, and I have come to see in many of them a deep rooted firmness which enables them to lead a decent way of life. Klaus Fuchs kindpeopleway I was lucky because on the morning after the burning of the Reichstag I left my home very early to catch a train to Berlin for the conference of our student organization and that is the only reason why I escaped arrest. Klaus Fuchs organizationhomemorning I was in the underground until I left Germany. Klaus Fuchs germanyleft I joined the Communist Party because I felt I had to be in some organization. Klaus Fuchs communistpartyorganization Before I joined the project most of the English people with whom I had made personal contacts were left wing and affected to some degree or other by the same kind of philosophy. Klaus Fuchs wingsphilosophypeople The Communist Party said that I must finish my studies because after the revolution in Germany people would be required with technical knowledge to take part in the building of the Communist Germany. Klaus Fuchs germanypartypeople Finally Germany's attack on Russia seemed to confirm that Russia was not shirking and was prepared to carry out a foreign policy with the risk of war with Germany. Klaus Fuchs russiariskwar In the post war period I began again to have my doubts about Russian policy. Klaus Fuchs periodsdoubtwar I was a student in Germany when Hitler came to power. Klaus Fuchs germanystudents I think the one thing that most stands out is that my father always did what he believed to be the right thing to do and he always told us that we had to go our own way even if he disagreed. Klaus Fuchs gothinkfatherway I had therefore, no hesitation in giving all the information I had, even though occasionally I tried to concentrate mainly on giving information about the results of my own work. Klaus Fuchs my-owninformationworkgiving Since that time I have had continuous contact with the persons who were completely unknown to me, except that I knew they would hand whatever information I gave them to the Russian authorities. Klaus Fuchs whatevermeinformationtime At that time I had complete confidence in Russian policy and I believed that the Western Allies deliberately allowed Russia and Germany to fight each other to the death. Klaus Fuchs fightconfidencetimedeath At this time I had complete confidence in Russian policy and believed that the Western Allies deliberately allowed Germany and Russia to fight each other to death. Klaus Fuchs fightconfidencetimedeath Shortly afterwards my father told me that he might be going into the Eastern Zone of Germany. At that time my own mind was closer to his than it had ever been before, because he also believed that they are at least trying to build a new world. Klaus Fuchs memindtimefather Similar Authors Gabriel Lippmann physicist Burton Richter physicist Bruno Rossi physicist Bruce Maccabee physicist Brian Cox physicist Allan McLeod Cormack physicistAll Authors
