"Every act of every man is a moral……" — Robert M. Hutchins

"Every act of every man is a moral act, to be tested by moral, and not by economic criteria."

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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…
We call Japanese soldiers fanatics when they die rather than surrender, whereas American soldiers who do the same thing are…
Freedom of inquiry, freedom of discussion, and freedom of teaching - without these a university cannot exist.
America's experiment with government of the people, by the people, and for the people depends not only on constitutional structure…
The most distressing aspect of the world into which you are going is its indifference to the basic issues, which…
A civilization in which there is not a continuous controversy about important issues is on the way to totalitarianism and…
There is only one justification for universities, as distinguished from trade schools. They must be centers of criticism.
Nature will not forgive those who fail to fulfill the law of their being. The law of human beings is…
Education is a kind of continuing dialogue, and a dialogue assumes different points of view.
...the fullest development of the highest powers of men can be achieved only in a world of peace.
Too few have the courage of my convictions.
When we listen to the radio, look at television and read the newspapers we wonder whether universal education has been…

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Under conditions of tyranny it is far easier to act than to think. — Hannah Arendt
It is in the very nature of things human that every act that has once made its appearance and has… — Hannah Arendt
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. — Aristotle
Quality is not an act, it is a habit. — Aristotle
Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence,… — Aristotle
Thou wilt find rest from vain fancies if thou doest every act in life as though it were thy last. — Aristotle
Storytelling is fine as long as you can encourage people to act on the stories. — Karen Armstrong
Music is the social act of communication among people, a gesture of friendship, the strongest there is. — Malcolm Arnold
Criticize the act, not the person. — Mary Kay Ash
We like to engage in a normal publishing effort, which is to act in a responsible manner and make sure… — Julian Assange
Gardening is not a rational act. — Margaret Atwood
All works of art are commissioned in the sense that no artist can create one by a simple act of… — Wystan Hugh Auden

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