Carl Sagan Quotes:
Ocupation: Astronomer
Life: November 9, 1934 - December 20, 1996
Birthday: November 9
Death: December 20
For me, the most ironic token of [the first human moon landing] is the plaque signed by President Richard M. Nixon that Apollo 11 took to the moon. It reads, ‘We came in peace for all Mankind.’ As the United States was dropping seven and a half megatons of conventional explosives on small nations in Southeast Asia, we congratulated ourselves on our humanity. We would harm no one on a lifeless rock.
topic: South Asia, Moon Landing, Southeast Asia, Richard'm Nixon, Apollo 11, Small Nations
