"America's experiment with government of the people, by……" — Robert M. Hutchins
"America's experiment with government of the people, by the people, and for the people depends not only on constitutional structure and organization but also on the commitment, person to person, that we make to each other."
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35 Quotes by Robert M. Hutchins
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Equality and justice, the two great distinguishing characteristics of democracy, follow inevitably from the conception of men, all men, as…
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We call Japanese soldiers fanatics when they die rather than surrender, whereas American soldiers who do the same thing are…
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Freedom of inquiry, freedom of discussion, and freedom of teaching - without these a university cannot exist.
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Every act of every man is a moral act, to be tested by moral, and not by economic criteria.
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The most distressing aspect of the world into which you are going is its indifference to the basic issues, which…
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A civilization in which there is not a continuous controversy about important issues is on the way to totalitarianism and…
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There is only one justification for universities, as distinguished from trade schools. They must be centers of criticism.
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Nature will not forgive those who fail to fulfill the law of their being. The law of human beings is…
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Education is a kind of continuing dialogue, and a dialogue assumes different points of view.
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...the fullest development of the highest powers of men can be achieved only in a world of peace.
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Too few have the courage of my convictions.
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When we listen to the radio, look at television and read the newspapers we wonder whether universal education has been…
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