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Liberal Arts, Free Expression, and the Demosthenes-Feynman Trap

November 13, 2017 by Robert J. Zimmer

Robert J. Zimmer, president of the University of Chicago, is the recipient of the 2017 Philip Merrill Award for Outstanding Contributions to Liberal Arts Education. He gave this acceptance speech at the Award Gala Dinner hosted by ACTA in Washington, DC.



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