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EINSTEIN, Albert. Typed letter signed ("A. Einstein") to Fred A. Reid of New York, author of an article, "The Right To Life," an "analysis and interpretation of 'the right to life' stated in the Declaration of Independence," Princeton, N.J., 10 July 1954. 1 page, 4to, on stationery with embossed heading, "A. Einstein," etc.
EINSTEIN ON JEFFERSON'S "RIGHT TO LIFE"
Reid had sent the elderly scientist the text of an article in which Reid speculated on the actual meaning of Jefferson's phrase "right to life" as used in the Declaration of Independence, and what its implications were in modern American society. Einstein replies: "I think your interpretation is the right one. However, what the 18th century had not yet grasped was that security has to be paid for with partial loss of freedom and that the achievement of ecomomic security presupposes the solution of difficult organizational and educational problems. One has to recognize clearly the difficulties to be justified to stand on Jefferson's principles..." Accompanied by a photocopy of the article, a mimoegraph sheet quoting responses of various public figures and a TLS of Eleanor Roosevelt, 10 July 1954, with envelope.
EINSTEIN ON JEFFERSON'S "RIGHT TO LIFE"
Reid had sent the elderly scientist the text of an article in which Reid speculated on the actual meaning of Jefferson's phrase "right to life" as used in the Declaration of Independence, and what its implications were in modern American society. Einstein replies: "I think your interpretation is the right one. However, what the 18th century had not yet grasped was that security has to be paid for with partial loss of freedom and that the achievement of ecomomic security presupposes the solution of difficult organizational and educational problems. One has to recognize clearly the difficulties to be justified to stand on Jefferson's principles..." Accompanied by a photocopy of the article, a mimoegraph sheet quoting responses of various public figures and a TLS of Eleanor Roosevelt, 10 July 1954, with envelope.