Action Quote by Noam Chomsky

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

A university is supposed to be a place where all ideas are discussed.

— Jerry Falwell, Jr

A university is not a service station. Neither is it a political society, nor a meeting place for political societies. With all its limitations…

— Richard Hofstadter

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

— Anonymous

Any institution faces two basic choices if they hope to spark new ideas. One is to leverage the brains trust within their organization by…

— Simon Mainwaring

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

Universities should be about more than developing work skills. They must also be about producing civic-minded and critically engaged citizens - citizens who can…

— Henry Giroux

A university is not, primarily, a place in which to learn how to make a living; it is a place in which to learn…

— Sydney J. Harris

University should foster imagination and creativity, enriching society in the process.

— Owen Jones

It is not the task of the University to offer what society asks for, but to give what society needs.

— Edsger Dijkstra

The task of a university is the creation of the future, so far as rational thought and civilized modes of appreciation can affect the…

— Alfred North Whitehead

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