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Universities are the custodians not only of the many cultures of man, but of the rational process itself.

Universities are the custodians not only of the many cultures of man, but of the rational process itself.

Edward H. Levi
Men, Custodians, Culture
Edward H. Levi (2008). “Point of View: Talks on Education”, p.182, University of Chicago Press

The introduction of many minds into many fields of learning along a broad spectrum keeps alive questions about the accessibility, if not the unity, of knowledge.

Edward H. Levi
Unity, Mind, Alive
Edward H. Levi (2008). “Point of View: Talks on Education”, p.89, University of Chicago Press

The role of a liberal arts college within a university is to be a genuine part of that university, giving and responding to the other parts.

Edward H. Levi
Art, College, Giving
Edward H. Levi (2008). “Point of View: Talks on Education”, p.89, University of Chicago Press

Law builds upon and, I should like to claim, is one of the liberal arts. It uses words of persuasion and changing definitions for practical ends.

Edward H. Levi
Art, Law, Use
Edward H. Levi (2013). “Restoring Justice: The Speeches of Attorney General Edward H. Levi”, p.38, University of Chicago Press

The concept of reason itself appears as an artificial attempt to separate intellectual powers from the frustrations, emotions, and accidents which cause events; the concept of reason is viewed as facade to prevent change.

Edward H. Levi
Frustration, Intellectual, Events
Edward H. Levi (2008). “Point of View: Talks on Education”, p.9, University of Chicago Press

As an instrument for practical action, law is responsive to the wisdom of its time, which may be wrong, but it carries forward, sometimes in opposition to this wisdom or passion, a memory of received values.

Edward H. Levi
Wisdom, Memories, Passion
Edward H. Levi (2013). “Restoring Justice: The Speeches of Attorney General Edward H. Levi”, p.38, University of Chicago Press

The University conceives of itself as dedicated to the power of the intellect. Its commitment is to the way of reason.

Edward H. Levi
Commitment, Way, Reason
Edward H. Levi (2008). “Point of View: Talks on Education”, p.7, University of Chicago Press

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