Action Quote by Woodrow Wilson
“Scholarship cannot do without literature… It needs literature to float it, to set it current, to authenticate it to all the race, to get it out of closets and into the brains of men who stir abroad.”
About This Quote
Source Speech: University of Chicago, 1912
Literature is essential for scholarship, providing context, relevance, and dissemination across cultures.
In simple terms: Literature fuels scholarly work.
Integrate literature into research.
Themes
Mood
Type
When to use this quote
- academic writing
- cross‑cultural studies
- library curation
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- How does literature shape research?
- What other sources complement it?
Literature alone isn’t enough.