Curiosity, which may or may not eventuate in something useful, is probably the outstanding characteristic of modern thinking.
— Abraham Flexner
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In the face of the history of the human race what can be more silly or ridiculous than likes or dislikes founded upon race or religion?
A poem, a symphony, a painting, a mathematical truth, a new scientific fact, all bear in themselves all the justification that universities, colleges, and institutes of research need or require.
Science, like the Mississippi, begins in a tiny rivulet in the distant forest. Gradually other streams swell its volume. And the roaring river that bursts the dikes is formed from countless sources.
Nations have recently been led to borrow billions for war; no nation has ever borrowed largely for education. Probably, no nation is rich enough to pay for both war and civilization. We must make our choice; we cannot have both.
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