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A university's essential character is that of being a center of free inquiry and criticism - a thing not to be sacrificed for anything else.
Richard Hofstadter
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"A university's essential character is that of being a center of free inquiry and criticism - a thing not to be sacrificed for anything else."
— Richard Hofstadter

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A university's essential character is that of being a center of free inquiry and criticism - a thing not to be sacrificed for anything else. — Richard Hofstadter

About Richard Hofstadter

Richard Hofstadter was a Historian from United States (1916–1970).

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This quote is attributed to Richard Hofstadter, a Historian from United States.
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Richard Hofstadter lived from 1916 – 1970.