Word: mottoes
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What exactly do we mean when we speak of "the Harvard community"? What unites a group of such strikingly different individuals? The answer, I believe, can be found in Harvard's motto of "Veritas." Of course we disagree in countless areas over what constitutes "the truth"; learning is all about exploring these rich divergences of opinion. But all of us share a commitment to the search for truth. This dedication to the pursuit of knowledge brought all of us here in the first place, and it unites us as we depart...
Employees say Berry really cares about them and the students, abiding by his own motto for HDS: "Give a Damn...
...liberal arts colleges to make their ideals nationally known and their leadership nationally felt. Then, perhaps, the dichotomy between majoring in the humanities and landing a well-paying job will narrow. Then, perhaps, students will not wonder what Phi Beta Kappa is but will take to heart its motto of wisdom...
...aptly titled "The Myth of America," or the Afro-American Studies classes taught by Professor of the Philosophy of Religion Cornel West '74, or Professor of Sociology Christopher Winship's class on poverty. Unfortunately, such perspectives are difficult to find at Harvard. This University will not fully embody its motto, veritas, until it "found[s] Right on righteousness and Truth on the unhampered search for Truth," principles of education that were advocated by W.E.B. Du Bois. Only then will Harvard graduates be prepared to be the bold and unflinching moral leaders that America so desperately needs...
...isolation. With a mathematician's precision he described his finances down to the penny. "As to my poverty, I have $53.01 exactly, barely enough to stave off hunger this winter without eating rabbits." At Christmastime 1994, Ted sent Sanchez an intricately carved wooden tube marked with a Latin motto, Montana Semper Liberi (Mountain Men Are Always Free...