Universities should be safe havens where ruthless examination of realities will not be distorted by the aim to please or inhibited by the risk of displeasure.

Quote by Kingman Brewster Jr

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If I take refuge in ambiguity, I assure you that it's quite conscious.

If I take refuge in ambiguity, I assure you that it's quite conscious.

Maybe you are the cool generation If coolness means a capacity to stay calm and...

Maybe you are the cool generation If coolness means a capacity to stay calm and...

The function of a briefing paper is to prevent the ambassador from saying something dreadfully...

The function of a briefing paper is to prevent the ambassador from saying something dreadfully...

It won't make for a quiet life but it will make for an interesting paper...

It won't make for a quiet life but it will make for an interesting paper...

Incomprehensible jargon is the hallmark of a profession.

Incomprehensible jargon is the hallmark of a profession.

There is no greater challenge than to have someone relying upon you; no greater satisfaction...

There is no greater challenge than to have someone relying upon you; no greater satisfaction...

Judgment is more than skill. It sets forth on intellectual seas beyond the shores of...

Judgment is more than skill. It sets forth on intellectual seas beyond the shores of...

The newspaper fits the reader's program while the listener must fit the broadcaster's program.

The newspaper fits the reader's program while the listener must fit the broadcaster's program.