Had I known that the Germans would not succeed in producing an atomic bomb, I would not have lifted a finger.

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Had I known that the Germans would not succeed in producing an atomic bomb, I would not have lifted a finger." in the context of "Discussing the letter he sent Roosevelt raising the possibility of atomic weapons. from "Atom: Einstein, the Man Who Started It All," Newsweek Magazine (10 March 1947)." to mean that wisdom is timeless.