It seems to me that a great university ought to have room in it for men subscribing to every sort of idea that is currently prevalent

Freedom of inquiry, freedom of discussion, and freedom of teaching - without these a university cannot exist

They wanted a great university without building a great university. They knew a lot about football, but not a lot about academia

One of the great mind destroyers of college education is the belief that if it's very complex, it's very profound

I also believe that academic freedom should protect the right of a professor or student to advocate Marxism, socialism, communism, or any other minority viewpoint-no matter how distasteful to the majority, provided...