"Too few have the courage of my convictions." — Robert M. Hutchins
"Too few have the courage of my convictions."
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Robert M. Hutchins
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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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America's experiment with government of the people, by the people, and for the people depends not only on constitutional structure…
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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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When we listen to the radio, look at television and read the newspapers we wonder whether universal education has been…
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Strong beliefs win strong men, and then make them stronger.
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And above all things, never think that you're not good enough yourself. A man should never think that. My belief…
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Another belief of mine; that everyone else my age is an adult, whereas I am merely in disguise.
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I'm a strict, strict agnostic. It's very different from a casual, 'I don't know.' It's that you cannot present as…
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No poet or novelist wishes he were the only one who ever lived, but most of them wish they were…
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If you believe what you like in the gospels, and reject what you don't like, it is not the gospel…
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Seek not to understand that you may believe, but believe that you may understand.
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It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live.
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It will, I believe, be everywhere found, that as the clergy are, or are not what they ought to be,…
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Don't believe what your eyes are telling you. All they show is limitation. Look with your understanding, find out what…
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The mark of your ignorance is the depth of your belief in injustice and tragedy. What the caterpillar calls the…
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