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: Civilization Quotes, Controversy Quotes, Death And Dying Quotes

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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.

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...

The intelligence suffers today automatically in consequence of the attack on all authority, advantage, or...

The intelligence suffers today automatically in consequence of the attack on all authority, advantage, or...

In short, intelligence, considered in what seems to be its original feature, is the faculty...

In short, intelligence, considered in what seems to be its original feature, is the faculty...

It is because the public are a mass -- inert, obtuse, and passive -- that...

It is because the public are a mass -- inert, obtuse, and passive -- that...

There is no one, who possesses intelligence and uses reflection, who does not understand that...

There is no one, who possesses intelligence and uses reflection, who does not understand that...

Over the course of two years, we arrived at a point where we began to...

Over the course of two years, we arrived at a point where we began to...

I am not opposed to intelligence reform on its face, but any changes should reflect...

I am not opposed to intelligence reform on its face, but any changes should reflect...

The United States has done more for the war crimes tribunal than any other country...

The United States has done more for the war crimes tribunal than any other country...

Intelligence recognizes what has happened. Genius recognizes what will happen.

Intelligence recognizes what has happened. Genius recognizes what will happen.

You'll remember Dr. Rice said that several times: It was not a warning about the...

You'll remember Dr. Rice said that several times: It was not a warning about the...

Chess is the most elaborate waste of human intelligence outside of an advertising agency.

Chess is the most elaborate waste of human intelligence outside of an advertising agency.

Immaturity is the incapacity to use one's intelligence without the guidance of another.

Immaturity is the incapacity to use one's intelligence without the guidance of another.

The employer class is less indispensable in the modern organization of industries because the laboring...

The employer class is less indispensable in the modern organization of industries because the laboring...

I can tell you that the Canadian intelligence and law enforcement agencies have been providing...

I can tell you that the Canadian intelligence and law enforcement agencies have been providing...