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Category: Robert M. Hutchins

Robert M. Hutchins

A liberal education… frees a man from the prison-house of his class, race, time, place, background, family and even his nation.

Education, Time, Man

Robert M. Hutchins

The death of democracy is not likely to be an assassination from ambush. It will be a slow extinction from apathy, indifference, and undernourishment.

Democracy, Slow, Apathy

Robert M. Hutchins

The college graduate is presented with a sheepskin to cover his intellectual nakedness.

College, Intellectual, Cover

Robert M. Hutchins

A world community can exist only with world communication, which means something more than extensive short-wave facilities scattered; about the globe. It means common understanding, a common tradition, common ideas, and common ideals.

Community, World

Robert M. Hutchins

More free time means more time to waste. The worker who used to have only a little time in which to get drunk and beat his wife now has time to get drunk beat his wife – and watch TV.

Robert M. Hutchins

Whenever I feel like exercise I lie down until the feeling passes.