Aim Quote by Anonymous

“The aim of education should be to teach us how to think, rather than what to think”

— James Beattie

The more we demand that institutions allow us to be who we are, the more they're going to have to.

— Stephen Herbits

Our opinions partake, more or less, of the prejudices of our class, party, or sect. We are all largely pledged, through interest, affection, or…

— Christian Nestell Bovee

We must Think what we Say, and Mean what we Profess.

— Mary Astell

I'm a big believer in institutions.

— Kenneth Frazier

This is why universities, and civil society more generally, are so important for a democracy like ours, founded on a genuine idealism that we…

— Abhijit Banerjee

My own view is that institutions are a glory, and for all their imperfections, something really to be proud of. It is true that…

— Cass Sunstein

The university is our culture's assertion that what is made by the mind has value and can convey values.

— A. Bartlett Giamatti

It is one thing for the institution to offer space for serious engagement, in thought and action, and to encourage free and independent use…

— Noam Chomsky

We are in charge of our attitudes.

— Charles R. Swindoll

To act collectively is according to the spirit of our institutions.

— Henry David Thoreau

We seek opinions that are likely to support what we want to be true.

— Thomas Gilovich