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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

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