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“This is a complicated time in this country. You are at the center of debates . . . about symbols . . . so you are already in a democratic conversation. You are authors, here on this campus, of the community that you are making together.” Danielle Allen, James Bryant Conant University Professor and director, Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics, Harvard University; Convocation Address, “Democracy 101: We Hold These Truths . . .,” Sept. 6, 2017
“ If we analyze what happened at Cheat Mountain, if we try to understand why Lee thought his plans failed, it helps fill in some gaps, it gives us some context to understand how Lee will act as a general later in the war.”
Kenneth Noe, “A Storm to Destroy My Hopes: Weather and Robert E. Lee’s Cheat Mountain Campaign,” Remembering Robert E. Lee lecture, Oct. 9, 2017
“ The concept of communication involves the creation of understanding between at least two entities, surely the hallmark of civilization. Nowhere is this more important than among scientists, and between scientists and the rest of us, especially in a time of pervasive misunderstanding such as we have now. That’s the way global understanding and civilization advance.” Lawrence E. Hurd, John T. Herwick, M.D., Professor of Biology; Editor in Chief, Annals of the Entomological Society of America
“ THE BEST ANALYSTS I’VE HAD HAVE NOT BEEN MATHEMATICIANS OR PHYSICISTS, THEY HAVE BEEN LIBERAL ARTS MAJORS.” William H. Miller III ’72, investor, founder of Miller Value Partners, speaking on Sept. 15 about “The Liberal Arts and the Professions”
“ I LIKED GOING OUT AND PRACTICING WITH THE GUYS, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO GO PLAY GAMES AS WELL. I THOUGHT THAT THERE WOULD HAVE TO BE ENOUGH PEOPLE ON CAMPUS THAT WOULD WANT TO TRY IT. ONCE THEY TRY IT, I FEEL LIKE THEY WOULD FALL IN LOVE WITH IT.” Juliana Lima ’20, founder of the Women’s Rugby Club, to the Ring-tum Phi, Sept. 22, 2017
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“Whether one is for the maintenance of Confederate monuments or for their complete removal from the public sphere, measured, informed and peaceful debate is always the most effective way of championing your position.”
Hayden Daniel ’19, “Sowing the Wind, Reaping the Whirlwind: Charlottesville, Durham, and the Left’s Assault on Free Speech and Civil Discourse,” The Spectator: A Magazine of Student Thought and Opinion, Sept. 19, 2017