A civilization in which there is not a continuous controversy about important issues is on the way to totalitarianism and death.

Quote by Robert Maynard Hutchins

Topics: Death Quotes

We call Japanese soldiers fanatics when they die rather than surrender, whereas American soldiers who...

We call Japanese soldiers fanatics when they die rather than surrender, whereas American soldiers who...

A civilization in which there is not a continuous controversy about important issues is on...

A civilization in which there is not a continuous controversy about important issues is on...

Whenever I feel the need to exercise, I lie down until it goes away.

Whenever I feel the need to exercise, I lie down until it goes away.

The most distressing aspect of the world into which you are going is its indifference...

The most distressing aspect of the world into which you are going is its indifference...

A student can win twelve letters at a university without learning how to write one.

A student can win twelve letters at a university without learning how to write one.

Democracy has not failed; the intelligence of the race has failed before the problems the...

Democracy has not failed; the intelligence of the race has failed before the problems the...

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...

Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction

Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction

Some of the press who speak loudly about the freedom of the press are themselves...

Some of the press who speak loudly about the freedom of the press are themselves...

Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet depreciate agitation, are men who want crops...

Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet depreciate agitation, are men who want crops...

We must plan for freedom, and not only for security, if for no other reason...

We must plan for freedom, and not only for security, if for no other reason...

When we put down ideas of what life should be like, we are free to...

When we put down ideas of what life should be like, we are free to...

In Genoa, the word, libertas can be read on the front of prisons and on...

In Genoa, the word, libertas can be read on the front of prisons and on...

Fear is not in the habit of speaking truth; when perfect sincerity is expected, perfect...

Fear is not in the habit of speaking truth; when perfect sincerity is expected, perfect...

There is, first, the desire for strength, for achievement, for adequacy, for confidence in the...

There is, first, the desire for strength, for achievement, for adequacy, for confidence in the...

Criticism of government finds sanctuary in several portions of the 1st Amendment. It is part...

Criticism of government finds sanctuary in several portions of the 1st Amendment. It is part...

These people marched and were hit in the face with rocks to get an education...

These people marched and were hit in the face with rocks to get an education...

Those who sacrifice freedom for safety deserve neither.

Those who sacrifice freedom for safety deserve neither.

The saving man becomes the free man.

The saving man becomes the free man.

All good things are wild, and free.

All good things are wild, and free.

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...