Richard Horton Quotes (9 Quotes)

Without concerted and coordinated political action, the gains achieved in reducing the burden of infectious disease will be washed away as a new wave of preventable illnesses engulfs those least able to protect themselves.

With the admitted benefit of hindsight and from a purely public-health perspective, it is clear that whatever planning did take place was grievously in error,

Democratic imperialism has led to more deaths not fewer. This political and military failure continues to cause scores of casualties among non-combatants. It is a failure that deserves to be a serious subject for research.

Our concern is always for our employees and trying to do things right. We've stepped up training in every area we can think of and used outside consultants.

The invasion of Iraq, the displacement of a cruel dictator, and the attempt to impose a liberal democracy by force have, by themselves, been insufficient to bring peace and security to the civilian population. Democratic imperialism has led to more deaths, not fewer.

The law is that prisoners have a right to refuse any treatment, and physicians have to respect that informed decision that those individuals have consented to. So anything that breaches that informed decision is not defensible in law.

It is our increasingly common experience that we see research papers that manipulate results in favor of new products -- both drugs and devices,

This latest attack on editorial independence is a blatant example of the misuse of power.

The last thing we should want is to have a politician campaigning on behalf of a drug, ... It's a crazy way to make what should be a scientific decision.