“I told my father I had to try political science for a year. He thought I was throwing my life away.”
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One of the things that ultimately led me to leave mathematics and go into political science was thinking I could prevent nuclear war.
It's wonderful that so many people want to contribute to fighting aids or malaria. But, if somebody isn't paying attention to the overall health system in the country, a whole lot of money can be wasted.
That sense of what happened in Europe in World War II has shaped a lot of my views.
I can't predict the future.