Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

The purpose of education... was not to train specialists, but to educate men broadly.

What a thrill it has been to me to return today and to have the honor of formally opening the Duke of Gloucester Street.

But at the same time there is a definite place in American life —an important place—for broad, liberal and non-specialized education.

All of us must honor and encourage those young men and young women whose ambitions lead them to seek specialization in science and in schola...