Harvard's fight is our society's fight
- sciart0
- Apr 22
- 1 min read
Excerpt: "The Administration’s attack on the academy has a singular purpose — to eliminate our freedoms — our freedom to speak, our freedom to write, our freedom to disagree, our freedom to read, our freedom to learn the truth, and, ultimately, our freedom to think.
These are academic freedoms, but they are not academic.
These are the freedoms for which our forefathers, each an immigrant, by birth or heritage, fought and died on hallowed grounds bearing Lexington, Gettysburg, Belleau Wood, Normandy, and countless other sacred names.
A despotic, demonic, self-styled king now seeks to intimidate and silence our nation. Harvard’s obeisance offers the perfect lesson for others to follow. But Harvard will not kiss any rings, bend any knees, or bow its head. Nor will any true American. Instead, we stand with that Harvard man who proclaimed our mission with words that echo from generation to generation:
"We dare not forget today that we are the heirs of that first revolution. Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans--born in this century, tempered by war, disciplined by a hard and bitter peace, proud of our ancient heritage--and unwilling to witness or permit the slow undoing of those human rights to which this nation has always been committed, and to which we are committed today at home and around the world."'