2 August 1939 Posted on August 1, 2014 by Staff Albert Einstein and Leó Szilárd write to Franklin D. Roosevelt, urging him to develop a nuclear weapon. Famous Words of Inspiration..."Not necessity, not desire - no, the love of power is the demon of men. Let them have everything - health, food, a place to live, entertainment - they are and remain unhappy and low-spirited: for the demon waits and waits and will be satisfied." Friedrich Nietzsche — Click here for more from Friedrich Nietzsche Related posts: 2 August 1939 23 August 1939 15 August 1939 26 March 1939 1 September 1939 18 December 1939 13 January 1939 24 December 1974 2 August 1989 2 August 1980