Alfred Whitney Griswold Quotes

A collection of quotes by Alfred Whitney Griswold.

Alfred Whitney Griswold was an American educator and historian, born on October 27, 1906, and died on April 19, 1963. Griswold served as the President of Yale University from 1951 to 1963. He was a strong advocate for academic freedom and freedom of speech, actively promoting intellectual diversity on campus. Griswold was known for his articulate speeches and writings on education and democratic values. He played a crucial role in shaping Yale's educational policies and expanding its academic programs. Griswold's leadership left a lasting impact on the university and higher education as a whole.

Could Hamlet have been written by a committee, or the Mona L

Could Hamlet have been written by a committee, or the Mona Lisa painted by a club? Could the New Testament have been composed as a conference report? Creative ideas do not spring from groups. They spring from individuals. The divine spark leaps from the finger of God to the finger of Adam, whether it takes ultimate shape in a law of physics or a law of the land, a poem or a policy, a sonata or a mechanical computer.

Alfred Whitney Griswold

Books wont stay banned. They wont burn. Ideas wont go to jai

Books wont stay banned. They wont burn. Ideas wont go to jail. In the long run of history, the censor and the inquisitor have always lost. The only sure weapon against bad ideas is better ideas. The source of better ideas is wisdom. The surest path to wisdom is a liberal education.

Alfred Whitney Griswold

Things have got to be wrong in order that they may be deplor

Things have got to be wrong in order that they may be deplored.

Alfred Whitney Griswold

Right

It is a barren kind of criticism which tells you what a thin

It is a barren kind of criticism which tells you what a thing is not.

Alfred Whitney Griswold

Criticism