Quote by Spiro T. Agnew
1. The era of appeasement must come to an end. The political and social demands that dissidents are making of the universities do not flow from sound basic educational criteria, but from strategic considerations on how to radicalize the student body, polarize the campus and extend the privileged enclaves of student power. 2. A concise and clear set of rules for campus conduct should be established, transmitted to incoming freshmen, and enforcedwith immediate expulsion the penalty for serious violations. 3. It is folly for universities confronted with their current crisis in our turbulent times to open their doors to thousands of patently unqualified students. 4. No negotiations under threat or coercion. 5. No amnesty for lawlessness or violence. 6. Any organization which publicly declares its intention to violate the rules of an academic community and which carries out that declaration should be barred from campus. 7. We must look to how we are raising our children. 8. We must look to the university that receives those children. Is it prepared to deal with the challenge of the nondemocratic Left?9. Let us support those courageous administrators, professors and students on our college campuses who are standing up for the traditional rights of the academic community.
Summary
This quote emphasizes the need to end the appeasement of certain demands made by dissidents on university campuses. It argues that these demands are not based on educational criteria, but rather on strategic considerations of radicalization and polarization. The quote suggests establishing clear rules for campus conduct and enforcing them strictly. It also criticizes the admission of unqualified students to universities during turbulent times. The quote emphasizes the importance of rejecting negotiations under threat or coercion, denying amnesty for lawlessness or violence, and prohibiting organizations that publicly advocate violating campus rules. It calls for examining how children are raised and whether universities are prepared to address challenges from the non-democratic Left. Finally, it encourages support for administrators, professors, and students who defend the traditional rights of the academic community.
