Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quote Share via Email Print this Page Benno C. Schmidt Quote “The most serious problems of freedom of expression in our society today exist on our campuses. The assumption seems to be that the purpose of education is to induce correct opinion rather than to search for wisdom and to liberate the mind….Attitudes on campuses often presage tendencies in the larger society. If that is so with respect to freedom of expression, the erosion of principle we have seen throughout our society in recent years may be only the beginning…” ~ Benno C. Schmidt President, Yale UniversitySpeech, March 1991 President , Speech Ratings and Comments SaveOk2 SaveOk2 View CommentsClick to view or comment. Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print This Benno C. Schmidt quote is found in these categories: President quotes Speech quotes About Benno C. Schmidt Bio of Benno C. Schmidt Quotations by Benno C. Schmidt Books by/about Benno C. Schmidt Benno C. Schmidt videos Benno C. Schmidt on Wikipedia Astrological chart for Benno C. Schmidt