Freedom of inquiry, freedom of discussion, and freedom of teaching - without these a university cannot exist

Quote by Robert Maynard Hutchins

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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...

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.

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...

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.

Don't try to fix the students, fix ourselves first. The good teacher makes the poor...

Don't try to fix the students, fix ourselves first. The good teacher makes the poor...

I've come to the frightening conclusioin that I am the decisive element in the classroom....

I've come to the frightening conclusioin that I am the decisive element in the classroom....

Establishing lasting peace is the work of education; all politics can do is keep us...

Establishing lasting peace is the work of education; all politics can do is keep us...

The education and empowerment of women throughout the world cannot fail to result in a...

The education and empowerment of women throughout the world cannot fail to result in a...

It is a great honor and privilege to serve on the Board of Curators.

It is a great honor and privilege to serve on the Board of Curators.

All wish to possess knowledge, but few, comparatively speaking, are willing to pay the price.

All wish to possess knowledge, but few, comparatively speaking, are willing to pay the price.

A child's education should begin at least one hundred years before he is born.

A child's education should begin at least one hundred years before he is born.

We come then to the question presented: Does segregation of children in public schools solely...

We come then to the question presented: Does segregation of children in public schools solely...

Laws for the liberal education of youth, especially for the lower classes of people, are...

Laws for the liberal education of youth, especially for the lower classes of people, are...

I am not a teacher, but an awakener.

I am not a teacher, but an awakener.

If someone is going down the wrong road, he doesn't need motivation to speed him...

If someone is going down the wrong road, he doesn't need motivation to speed him...

The goal of education is the advancement of knowledge and the dissemination of truth.

The goal of education is the advancement of knowledge and the dissemination of truth.

Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the...

Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the...

The union of the Word and the Mind produces that mystery which is called Life......

The union of the Word and the Mind produces that mystery which is called Life......