Age Quote by Allan Bloom

The University conceives of itself as dedicated to the power of the intellect. Its commitment is to the way of reason.

— Anonymous

The justification for a university is that it preserves the connection between knowledge and the zest of life, by uniting the young and the…

— Alfred North Whitehead

The university is the place where the pursuit of truth is taught, the rules for learning how to pursue it are explained, and students…

— Joan Wallach Scott

The purpose of the university is to make students safe for ideas - not ideas safe for students.

— Clark Kerr

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

— Richard Hofstadter

The most obvious purpose of college education is to help students acquire information and knowledge by acquainting them with facts, theories, generalizations, principles, and…

— Derek Bok

To have a sense of education and ethics is important.

— Soleil Moon Frye

“What we have before us then, is three distinct purposes for a university: the commercial purpose (starting a career), Stephen Pinker’s cognitive purpose (acquiring…

— David Brooks

It is the University's function to turn out well-balanced persons with an understanding of themselves and of their place in life.

— Vincent Massey

A University should be a place of light, of liberty, and of learning.

— Benjamin Disraeli

Reason is a faculty far larger than mere objective force. When either the political or the scientific discourse announces itself as the voice of…

— Anonymous