Liberal Learning Is Both A Safeguard Against

A Socrates In Every Classroom.

Books Won't Stay Banned. They Won't Burn. Ideas Won't Go To Jail. In The Long Run Of History, The Censor And The Inquisitor Have Always Lost. The Only Sure Weapon Against Bad Ideas Is Better Ideas. The Source Of Better Ideas Is Wisdom. The Surest Path To Wisdom Is A Liberal Education.

There Are Certain Things In A Man That Have To Be Won, Not Forced; Inspired, Not Compelled. Among These Are Many, I Should Say Most, Of The Things That Constitute The Good Life. All Are Essential To Democracy. All Are Proof Against Its Enemies.

There Are Certain Things That We Can Accomplish By Law And There Are Certain Things That We Cannot Accomplish By Law Or By Any Process Of Government. We Cannot Legislate Intelligence. We Cannot Legislate Morality. Nor Can We Legislate Loyalty, For Loyalty Is A Kind Of Morality.

This Man, Comrades, Has A Nice Smile, But He Has Iron Teeth.