Political Quotes

On the recordDecember 7, 2015
Are those two statements somehow compatible, that you can have academic freedom and robust debate when you have got politicians saying we will criminally prosecute you as a racketeer if you dispute our political orthodoxy?
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Ted Cruz
Republican · Texas

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Cruz emphasizes the conflict between academic freedom and political threats against dissenting views.

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