When the university does not sit apart, critical of industry, the Pentagon, and government, there is no fermentative force at work in our society. Th… - William O. Douglas

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When the university does not sit apart, critical of industry, the Pentagon, and government, there is no fermentative force at work in our society. The university becomes a collection of technicians in a service station, trying to turn out better technocrats for the technological society. Then all voices become a chorus supporting the status quo; there is no challenger from the opposition warning of dangers to come.