Word: freedom
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Asked as to whether he favored the system of having dormitories for all the classes, Professor Leacock replied that strongly as the dormitories impressed him, he could never support any plan that endangered the freedom of the individual. "We have seen the effect of the Prussian system of compulsion in the universities," he went on, "and we must be careful that we do not lose that freedom which has always characterized British and American university life...
That complete freedom of speech for the Faculty is a necessity for the healthy continuation and growth of a university is the belief of Professor Z. Chafee, Jr., LL. B. '13, who finds himself strictly in accord with the doctrine of President Lowell which gives to every man the right to express himself as he will, no matter what his profession...
...only limitation on the freedom of discussion of the university teacher should be that he act and speak as a scholar. The moment the thinking man is restricted in his thought half the value of his work is destroyed. You cannot say to Galileo, 'Use your telescope, but don't discover that the earth revolves about...
...Thirty or forty years ago there was the same discussion of academic freedom as today, but then the conflict waged about Darwin. Many earnest persons argued that no college professor should be allowed to support the Darwinian theory lest the young college man lose his religion. The investigation of evolution continued, however; the Darwinians won, and no one now contends that the results have been fatal to religion or morality...
...left the common law as to seditious libel in force. History seems to me against the nation. Only the emergency that makes it immediately dangerous to leave the correction of evil counsels to time warrants making any exception to the sweeping command. "Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech." Of course, I am speaking only of expressions of opinion and exhortations, which were all that were uttered here. In their conviction upon this indictment the defendants suffered a great wrong. Mr. Justice Brandels concurs in this opinion...