List of Robert M. Hutchins Quotes

Equality And Justice, The Two Great Distinguishing Characteristics Of Democracy, Follow Inevitably From The Conception Of Men, All Men, As Rational And Spiritual Beings.

...the Fullest Development Of The Highest Powers Of Men Can Be Achieved Only In A World Of Peace.

We Do Not Know What Education Can Do For Us, Because We Have Never Tried It.

The Policy Of Repression Of Ideas Cannot Work And Never Has Worked.

We Call Japanese Soldiers Fanatics When They Die Rather Than Surrender, Whereas American Soldiers Who Do The Same Thing Are Called Heroes.

Too Few Have The Courage Of My Convictions.

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.

The Most Distressing Aspect Of The World Into Which You Are Going Is Its Indifference To The Basic Issues, Which Now, As Always, Are Moral Issues.

Whenever The Urge To Exercise Comes Upon Me, I Lie Down For A While And It Passes.

On The Principle Laid Down By Gilbert And Sullivan That When Everybody Is Somebody, Nobody Is Anybody; If Everybody Is Abnormal, We Don't Need To Worry About Anybody.

The Policy Of The Repression Of Ideas Cannot Work And Never Has Worked. The Alternative To It Is The Long Difficult Road Of Education. To This The American People Have Committed.

It Is Not So Important To Be Serious As It Is To Be Serious About The Important Things. The Monkey Wears An Expression Of Seriousness Which Would Do Credit To Any College Student, But The Monkey Is Serious Because He Itches.