Einstein spent the first 30 years of his career as a revolutionary and his subsequent 30 years as a resistor. I find the whole cycle ironic. Clearly, he embodied the whole of a thought-cycle.
- This reminds me of another ecclesiastical quip: “The most tenacious hindrance to the next great move of God is likely to be the last move of God.”
I love what Issacson called him: “A reverential rebel.” I think Crispin Fletcher-Louis would appreciate such a title.
