Rudolf Virchow

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“It is the curse of humanity that it learns to tolerate even the most horrible situations by habituation.”

― Rudolf Virchow (1821-1902)

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“Medicine is a social science, and politics is nothing more than medicine on a large scale.”

― Rudolf Virchow (1821-1902)

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“Medical education does not exist to provide student with a way of making a living, but to ensure the health of the community.”

― Rudolf Virchow (1821-1902)

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“Laws should be made, not against quacks but against superstition.”

― Rudolf Virchow (1821-1902)

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“Medicine must go back to nature and a physician should be the high priest of nature.”

― Rudolf Virchow (1821-1902)

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"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 (1821-1902)

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"The physicians are the natural attorneys of the poor, and the social problems should largely be solved by them."

― Rudolf Virchow (1821-1902)

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"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 (1821-1902)

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"Between animal and human medicine, there is no dividing line - nor should there be."

― Rudolf Virchow (1821-1902)

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"The body is a cell state in which every cell is a citizen."

― Rudolf Virchow (1821-1902)

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"Brevity in writing is the best insurance for its perusal."

― Rudolf Virchow (1821-1902)