--- title: "7 Kent State Quotes by 7 authors" description: "Browse 7 Kent State quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Kent State sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/093/holly-near-13172_demonstration_when-the-students-were-killed-at-kent-st_32742.jpg" --- > [When the students were killed at Kent State, the cast voted to do a demonstration from the stage, and I abstained.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/holly-near/when-the-students-were-killed-at-kent-state-the-cast-voted-to-do-a/) [Holly Near](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/holly-near/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/093/holly-near-13172_demonstration_when-the-students-were-killed-at-kent-st_32742.jpg) > [When National Guardsmen shot four unarmed students at Kent State, virtually the entire system of higher education shuddered and stopped.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nancy-gibbs/when-national-guardsmen-shot-four-unarmed-students-at-kent-state/) [Nancy Gibbs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nancy-gibbs/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/efc/nancy-gibbs-2206_education_when-national-guardsmen-shot-four-unarme_898827.png) > [I went to Kent State basically to avoid going to Vietnam, I had no idea what I was doing in the world.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-mothersbaugh/i-went-to-kent-state-basically-to-avoid-going-to-vietnam-i-had-no/) [Mark Mothersbaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-mothersbaugh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/944/mark-mothersbaugh-18100_every-day_i-went-to-kent-state-basically-to-avoid_1344401.jpg) > [“But what is in many ways most memorable about Robert Canterbury’s report are the final two items on his list: “Problem Areas…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-means/but-what-is-in-many-ways-most-memorable-about-robert-canterbury-s/) [Howard Means](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-means/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c57/howard-means-242992_lessons-learned_but-what-is-in-many-ways-most-memorable_1592300.jpg) > [Those few days after Kent State were among the darkest of my presidency.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-m-nixon/those-few-days-after-kent-state-were-among-the-darkest-of-my/) [Richard M. Nixon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-m-nixon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/31c/richard-m-nixon-727_inspirational_those-few-days-after-kent-state-were-amo_1699092.jpg) > [I was a student at Kent State University in May of 1970. I was also a musician in a regionally popular band…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-walsh/i-was-a-student-at-kent-state-university-in-may-of-1970-i-was-also-a/) [Joe Walsh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-walsh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a94/joe-walsh-7305_band_i-was-a-student-at-kent-state-university_1909299.jpg) > [I was offered a musical-theater scholarship at Kent State. But I turned it down. I was too into rock 'n' roll to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jani-lane/i-was-offered-a-musical-theater-scholarship-at-kent-state-but-i/) [Jani Lane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jani-lane/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce0/jani-lane-13323_another_i-was-offered-a-musical-theater-scholars_2745481.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/kent-state/#itemlist", "name": "Kent State Quotes", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When the students were killed at Kent State, the cast voted to do a demonstration from the stage, and I abstained.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Holly Near" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/holly-near/when-the-students-were-killed-at-kent-state-the-cast-voted-to-do-a/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/093/holly-near-13172_demonstration_when-the-students-were-killed-at-kent-st_32742.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/093/holly-near-13172_demonstration_when-the-students-were-killed-at-kent-st_32742.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/093/holly-near-13172_demonstration_when-the-students-were-killed-at-kent-st_32742.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“When the students were killed at Kent State, the cast voted to do a demonstration from the stage, and I…” — Holly Near", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When National Guardsmen shot four unarmed students at Kent State, virtually the entire system of higher education shuddered and stopped.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Nancy Gibbs" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nancy-gibbs/when-national-guardsmen-shot-four-unarmed-students-at-kent-state/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/efc/nancy-gibbs-2206_education_when-national-guardsmen-shot-four-unarme_898827.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/efc/nancy-gibbs-2206_education_when-national-guardsmen-shot-four-unarme_898827.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/efc/nancy-gibbs-2206_education_when-national-guardsmen-shot-four-unarme_898827.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“When National Guardsmen shot four unarmed students at Kent State, virtually the entire system of higher…” — Nancy Gibbs", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I went to Kent State basically to avoid going to Vietnam, I had no idea what I was doing in the world. 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