61 Quotes by Robert M. Hutchins

Every act of every man is a moral act, to be tested by moral, and not by economic criteria.

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

We call Japanese soldiers fanatics when they die rather than surrender, whereas American soldiers who do the same thing are called heroes.

Nobody can decide for himself whether he is going to be a human being. The only question open to him is whether he will be an ignorant undeveloped one or one who has sought to reach the highest point he is capable of attaining.

It has been said that we have not had the three R's in America, we had the six R's; remedial readin', remedial 'ritin' and remedial 'rithmetic.

Nature will not forgive those who fail to fulfill the law of their being. The law of human beings is wisdom and goodness, not unlimited acquisition.

...the fullest development of the highest powers of men can be achieved only in a world of peace.

Most people spend their time on the 'urgent' rather than on the 'important.'

...The task is overwhelming, and the chance is slight. We must take the chance or die.