Belief has no place as far as science reaches, and may be first permitted to take root where science stops. Rudolf Virchow More Quotes by Rudolf Virchow More Quotes From Rudolf Virchow Medicine is a social science, and politics is nothing else but medicine on a large scale. Medicine, as a social science, as the science of human beings, has the obligation to point out problems and to attempt their theoretical solution: the politician, the practical anthropologist, must find the means for their actual solution. The physicians are the natural attorneys of the poor, and social problems fall to a large extent within their jurisdiction. Rudolf Virchow sciencemeanfall Medical education does not exist to provide students with a way of making a living, but to ensure the health of the community. Rudolf Virchow communitydoeway The physicians are the natural attorneys of the poor, and the social problems should largely be solved by them. Rudolf Virchow physicianspoorproblem It is the curse of humanity that it learns to tolerate even the most horrible situations by habituation, that it forgets the most shameful happenings in the daily shame of events, and that it can hardly understand when individuals aim to destroy this infamy. Rudolf Virchow eventshumanityforget Between animal and human medicine, there is no dividing line-nor should there be. Rudolf Virchow medicinelinesanimal The body is a cell state in which every cell is a citizen. Disease is merely the conflict of the citizens of the state brought about by the action of external forces. Rudolf Virchow citizenscellsbody Only those who regard healing as the ultimate goal of their efforts can, therefore, be designated as physicians. Rudolf Virchow effortgoalhealing Disease is not something personal and special, but only a manifestation of life under modified conditions, operating according to the same laws as apply to the living body at all times, from the first moment until death. Rudolf Virchow lawlifescience It is the curse of humanity that it learns to tolerate even the most horrible situations by habituation. Rudolf Virchow horriblesituationhumanity Body: A cell state in which every cell is a citizen. Rudolf Virchow citizenscellsbody Cellular pathology is not an end if one cannot see any alteration in the cell. Chemistry brings the clarification of living processes nearer than does anatomy. Each anatomical change must have been preceded by a chemical one. Rudolf Virchow chemistrycellsdoe Belief begins where science leaves off and ends where science begins. Rudolf Virchow endsbeliefscience 'Science in itself' is nothing, for it exists only in the human beings who are its bearers. 'Science for its own sake' usually means nothing more than science for the sake of the people who happen to be pursuing it. Rudolf Virchow sciencemeanpeople Medical statistics will be our standard of measurement: we will weigh life for life and see where the dead lie thicker, among the workers or among the privileged. Rudolf Virchow measurementstatisticslying Medicine is a social science, and politics is nothing more than medicine on a grand scale. Rudolf Virchow scalesmedicinesocial If popular medicine gave the people wisdom as well as knowledge, it would be the best protection for scientific and well-trained physicians. Rudolf Virchow wisdomscienceknowledge First, it must be a pleasure to study the human body the most miraculous masterpiece of nature and to learn about the smallest vessel and the smallest fiber. But second and most important, the medical profession gives the opportunity to alleviate the troubles of the body, to ease the pain, to console a person who is in distress, and to lighten the hour of death of many a sufferer. Rudolf Virchow painopportunityscience There can be no scientific dispute with respect to faith, for science and faith exclude one another. Rudolf Virchow disputesscience-and-religion My politics were those of prophylaxis, my opponents preferred those of palliation. Rudolf Virchow opponents Brevity in writing is the best insurance for its perusal. Rudolf Virchow brevitywritingscience
