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The Story of Louis Pasteur Quotes

The Story of Louis Pasteur is a television program that debuted in 1970 . The Story of Louis Pasteur ended its run in 1970.

It features Henry Blanke as producer, Leo F. Forbstein in charge of musical score, and Tony Gaudio as head of cinematography.

The Story of Louis Pasteur is recorded in English and originally aired in United States. Each episode of The Story of Louis Pasteur is 87 minutes long. The Story of Louis Pasteur is distributed by Warner Bros..

The cast includes: Paul Muni as Dr. Louis Pasteur, Fritz Leiber, Sr. as Dr. Charbonnet, Donald Woods as Dr. Jean Martel, Walter Kingsford as Napoleon III, and Raymond Brown as Dr. Radisse.

The Story of Louis Pasteur Quotes

Paul Muni as Dr. Louis Pasteur

  • (Paul Muni) "Will you try and explain to Dr. Radisse what we are doing?"
  • (Paul Muni) "He's a member of the Academy of Medicine, so you'll have to use very simple language."
  • (Dr. Emile Roux) "We're convinced, Doctor; after eight years of experimenting; that this vaccine, when injected into the animal, will set up an immunity."
  • (Raymond Brown) "Ridiculous. It would take eighty years to convince me."
  • (Paul Muni) "Eighty? Aren't you a little optimistic?"
  • (Paul Muni) "Sire, the hospitals of Paris are pesthouses. There's scarcely a doctor in the city who's not carrying death on his hands and instruments."
  • (Fritz Leiber, Sr.) "Because of microbes, Monsieur? Your private menagerie of invisible beasts?"
  • (Paul Muni) "Exactly. Doctor Charbonnet could see them for himself if he took the trouble to use his microscope. He could watch them multiply into murderous millions. They breed in filth. They may start from the gutters of Paris tonight and by tomorrow claim some mother from this very court."
  • (Fritz Leiber, Sr.) "Preposterous. To think that a human being could be destroyed by an animal ten thousand times smaller than a flea. It's as though an army of ants were to overthrow your Majesty's empire."
  • (Paul Muni) "Rux -- my faithful friend."
  • (Paul Muni) "Remember our aim: Find the microbe; kill the microbe."
  • (Paul Muni) "Jean, how many dogs have we left?"
  • (Donald Woods) "Ten."
  • (Paul Muni) "Are they well? Healthy?"
  • (Donald Woods) "In perfect condition. They've never been exposed."
  • (Paul Muni) "Give them hydrophobia."
  • (Donald Woods) "You mean?"
  • (Paul Muni) "Give them hydrophobia."
  • (Paul Muni) "You young men; doctors and scientists of the future; do not let yourselves be tainted by apparent skepticism; nor discouraged by the sadness of certain hours that creep over nations. Do not become angry at your opponents, for no scientific theory has ever been accepted without opposition. Live in the serene peace of libraries and laboratories. Say to yourselves, first, "What have I done for my instruction?" And as you gradually advance, "What am I accomplishing?" Until the time comes when you may have the immense happiness of thinking that you have contributed in some way to the welfare and progress of mankind."

Fritz Leiber, Sr. as Dr. Charbonnet

  • (Fritz Leiber, Sr.) "You remember a few years ago, he was the cause of a slight controversy on the subject of sour wine."
  • (Walter Kingsford) "Oh, yes, I recall."
  • (Fritz Leiber, Sr.) "He claimed to have found little animals in it -- infinitesimal beasts."
  • (Walter Kingsford) "But are there such creatures? Do they really exist?"
  • (Fritz Leiber, Sr.) "Your Majesty, microscopic organisms have long been observed. They spring into being of their own accord wherever there is putrid matter or fermentation. They are the result rather than the cause of disease. By heating wine to certain temperature, Monsieur Pasteur was able to destroy them. I presume he plans to cure blood poisoning in the same manner: namely, by boiling our blood."
  • (Walter Kingsford) "Heaven forbid."
  • (Fritz Leiber, Sr.) "It's not unlikely, I assure you."
  • (Walter Kingsford) "But, I won't have it, Charbonnet. I won't tolerate such practices. We're not living in the Middle Ages. This is France -- Paris -- the nineteenth century."
  • (Empress Eugenie) "I think Monsieur Pasteur should be allowed to defend himself."
  • (Fritz Leiber, Sr.) "But, your Majesty --"
  • (Empress Eugenie) "I, too, have read the pamphlet, Doctor Charbonnet. It said nothing about boiling blood; merely to boil the instruments that you surgeons use."
  • (Fritz Leiber, Sr.) "Your Majesty, if I did anything so absurd as to boil my instruments or scrub my hands, they'd think I was a witch doctor resorting to charms and laugh me out of the hospital."
  • (Empress Eugenie) "That would be a novelty, Monsieur. Most people who go to hospitals are CARRIED out -- dead."
  • (Walter Kingsford) "Yes, Cahrbonnet. Why?"

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