Benno C. Schmidt Quote

"The most serious problems of freedom of expression in our society today exist on our campuses. The assumption seems to be that the purpose of education is to induce correct opinion rather than to search for wisdom and to liberate the mind….Attitudes on campuses often presage tendencies in the larger society. If that is so with respect to freedom of expression, the erosion of principle we have seen throughout our society in recent years may be only the beginning…"

by:	Benno C. Schmidt President, Yale University
Source:	Speech, March 1991
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YES, an acutely accurate observation in the obvious. The specific induction of opinion is religiously based without consideration of fact, freedom, liberty, individual sovereignty, etc. at nature's law.  -- Mike, Norwalk

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