“Pasteur thus has the stature as the principal architect of a medical revolution that matches the political and industrial revolutions that had shaken Europe since the end of the eighteenth century. Others, like Claude Bernard, had prepared the ground, but without question it was Pasteur who redesigned the medical landscape in which we have been [...]
“‘Young people, young people, have faith in those sure and powerful methods whose first secrets we are just beginning to understand. All of you, whatever your future career, do not allow yourselves to be touched by denigrating and sterile skepticism, and do not become discouraged by the sadness of certain hours that a nation has [...]
“‘Always cultivate the spirit of criticism. Once it has been allowed to fail, there is nothing to awaken an idea, nothing to stimulate great things. Without it, nothing will hold up. It will always have the last word. What I am here asking of you, and what you in turn will ask of those whom [...]