“The unleashed power of the atom has changed everything except our thinking. Thus, we are drifting toward catastrophe beyond conception. We shall require a substantially new manner of thinking if mankind is to survive.”
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No reliable primary or scholarly source confirms this exact wording as Albert Einstein's. It is widely circulated under his name and is listed as commonly attributed.
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This wording, beginning "The unleashed power of the atom has changed everything except…," circulates under Einstein's name and focuses on unleashed, power, changed. No strong source for the exact text was found, so the page presents it as commonly attributed while still explaining its practical connection to justice and philosophy.
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