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“[I]t is ambition enough to be employed as an under-labourer in clearing the ground a little,
and removing some of the rubbish that lies in the way to knowledge.” —John Locke, 1689

“[P]hilosophy can no more show a man what he should attach importance to
than geometry can show a man where he should stand.” —Peter Winch, 1968

Fear and Loathing at SMU

Read this. It's the Internet version of a story that appeared in today's Dallas Morning News. Here is the letter sent by SMU faculty members to the university's president and board of trustees. Incredible, isn't it? God forbid there should be a conservative presence at a university! What do these professors fear: a clash of ideas? And why would they fear a clash of ideas, unless they believe their own ideas won't fare well?

Kevin Stroup (mail):
I love how the word "liberal" is always stated as "impartial" or "fair-minded" or some such drivel. Hell, I love it when people agree with me too. But, I do not assume that makes them fair-minded. It makes them "Kevin-minded", which is even better.
12.19.2006 4:22pm
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