"We can put television in its proper light……" — Robert M. Hutchins
"We can put television in its proper light by supposing that Gutenberg's great invention had been directed at printing only comic books."
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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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Too few have the courage of my convictions.
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