I heard on Dennis’ show that the professors of Princeton donated to the Democratic Party only: http://dennisprager.townhall.com/blog/g/ef6238af-2769-4582-b854-4d353bb282b4
And I couldn’t help remembering the introductory speech of the professors in “The beautiful mind” (it happens at the University of Princeton, too). This is the kind of speech you never forget:
Mathematicians won the war. Mathematicians broke the Japanese codes… and built the A-bomb. Mathematicians… like you. The stated goal of the Soviets is global Communism. In medicine or economics, in technology or space, battle lines are being drawn. To triumph, we need results. Publishable, applicable results. Now who among you will be the next Morse? The next Einstein? Who among you will be the vanguard of democracy, freedom, and discovery? Today, we bequeath America’s future into your able hands. Welcome to Princeton, gentlemen (from http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0268978/quotes).
Sure, this is just a movie. But I’m sure it has a factual basis that the students were welcomed like this at Princeton. I wonder whether the students will ever listen to a similar speech in their university again.


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