A Reminder to the High Priests of American Astronomy and to their Sycophants
| "The scholar's mission requires the study and |
| examination of unpopular ideas, of ideas considered |
| abhorrent and even dangerous. |
| "Timidity must not lead the scholar to stand silent |
| when he ought to speak. |
| "In matters of conscience and when he has the truth |
| to proclaim the scholar has no obligation to be |
| silent in the face of popular disapproval. |
| From |
| THE RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF |
| UNIVERSITIES AND THEIR FACULTIES |
| A Statement by the |
| Association of American Universities 1953 |