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Teddy Roosevelt: “You stand for academic freedom, for the right of private judgment, for the duty, more incumbent upon the scholar than…”

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You stand for academic freedom, for the right of private judgment, for the duty, more incumbent upon the scholar than upon any other man, to tell the truth as he sees it, to claim for himself and give to others the largest liberty in seeking after the truth.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

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Roosevelt champions academic freedom and the scholar's duty to pursue and share truth without restriction.

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