A university's essential character is that of being a center of free inquiry and criticism - a thing not to be sacrificed for anything else.

Quote by Richard Hofstadter

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It is ironic that the United States should have been founded by intellectuals, for throughout...

It is ironic that the United States should have been founded by intellectuals, for throughout...

The delicate thing about the university is that it has a mixed character, that it...

The delicate thing about the university is that it has a mixed character, that it...

If there is anything more dangerous to the life of the mind than having no...

If there is anything more dangerous to the life of the mind than having no...

A university's essential character is that of being a center of free inquiry and criticism-a...

A university's essential character is that of being a center of free inquiry and criticism-a...

It is ironic that the United States should have been founded by intellectuals, for throughout...

It is ironic that the United States should have been founded by intellectuals, for throughout...

The delicate thing about the university is that it has a mixed character, that it...

The delicate thing about the university is that it has a mixed character, that it...

The university's characteristic state may be summarized by the words of the lady who said,...

The university's characteristic state may be summarized by the words of the lady who said,...

There are few earthly things more beautiful than a university a place where those who...

There are few earthly things more beautiful than a university a place where those who...

That a national university in this country is a thing to be desired, has always...

That a national university in this country is a thing to be desired, has always...

One of the great mind destroyers of college education is the belief that if it's...

One of the great mind destroyers of college education is the belief that if it's...

There is only one justification for universities, as distinguished from trade schools. They must be...

There is only one justification for universities, as distinguished from trade schools. They must be...

Freedom of inquiry, freedom of discussion, and freedom of teaching - without these a university...

Freedom of inquiry, freedom of discussion, and freedom of teaching - without these a university...

Our universities are so determined to impose tolerance that they'll expel you for saying what...

Our universities are so determined to impose tolerance that they'll expel you for saying what...

The task of a university is the creation of the future, so far as rational...

The task of a university is the creation of the future, so far as rational...

It is simply untrue that all our institutions are evil,... that all politicians are mere...

It is simply untrue that all our institutions are evil,... that all politicians are mere...

Of course there's a lot of knowledge in universities: the freshmen bring a little in;...

Of course there's a lot of knowledge in universities: the freshmen bring a little in;...

That a national university in this country is a thing to be desired, has always...

That a national university in this country is a thing to be desired, has always...

The university most worthy of rational admiration is that one in which your lonely thinker...

The university most worthy of rational admiration is that one in which your lonely thinker...

It seems to me that a great university ought to have room in it for...

It seems to me that a great university ought to have room in it for...

We are living in 1937, and our universities, I suggest, are not half-way out of...

We are living in 1937, and our universities, I suggest, are not half-way out of...