"Nobody can decide for himself whether he is……" — Robert M. Hutchins

"Nobody can decide for himself whether he is going to be a human being. The only question open to him is whether he will be an ignorant undeveloped one or one who has sought to reach the highest point he is capable of attaining."

— Robert M. Hutchins

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

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