“Professor von Mises has a splendid analytical mind and an admirable passion for liberty; but as a student of human nature he is worse than null and as a debater he is of Hyde Park standard.” MindHumansPassionLibertyHuman NatureStudentsStandardsParksProfessorsSplendidAdmirableHydeNullHyde ParkVon Mises Author:Ludwig von Mises
“Religion is a personal, private matter and parents, not public school officials, should decide their children's religious training. We should not have teacher-led prayers in public schools, and school officials should never favor one religion over another, or favor religion over no religion (or vice versa). I also believe that schools should not restrict students' religious liberties. The free exercise of faith is the fundamental right of every American, and that right doesn't stop at the schoolhouse door.” ShouldBelieveChildrenMatterHumorSchoolPoliticalParentReligiousPrayerLibertyTeacherDoorsStudentsExerciseTrainingFundamentalsVicesFavorsOfficialsPublic SchoolVice VersaPolitical HumorReligious Liberty Author:George W. Bush
“The Bible is the cornerstone of liberty ... students perusal of the sacred volume will make us better citizens.” LibertyStudentsCitizensSacredVolumeCornerstones Author:Thomas Jefferson
“...I realized how naive I was. My aunt Tina was right: this stuff does exist, and it does hurt people, and although there are lots of people at Liberty who condemn violence against gays-including Dr. Falwell himself-the number of students who want to give them the Goliath treatment isn't zero. In fact, the number who live in my room isn't zero.” PeopleGivingHurtLibertyViolenceStudentsI RealizedAunt Author:Kevin Roose
“It's just like when Trump made his speech, his commencement speech at Liberty University, I saw something that I've never seen. ABC News was there, and they're running around asking the parents of students at Liberty University what about Donald Trump they don't like. Are you upset that Trump is here? Do you ever remember any such reporting at an Barack Obama or Michelle Obama commencement? Of course not. And Trump was loved and adored at this thing, and he had some great things to say.” RunningRememberParentLibertyStudentsGreat ThingsBarackUpsetCommencementCommencement Speech Author:Rush Limbaugh
“I fear that the impact of university censorship and university denial of due process will be to mis-educate a generation of students away from core values of civil liberties and constitutional safeguards. Students who have been led to believe by university administrators and faculty that censorship and denial of due process are acceptable norms will be more susceptible to accepting those norms in their post-university lives. That would be a tragedy for America.” BelieveValuesLibertyAcceptingStudentsTragedyDenialCensorshipNormCivil LibertiesCore ValuesDue Process Author:Alan Dershowitz
“I would always argue to my students that Canada is not necessarily or inherently a left-wing country, and the United States is not necessarily the citadel of right-wing liberty. The obvious case there is Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal, which made the Americans much further left than the Canadians at the time, and Americans coming to Canada found us backward, conservative, and out of tune with the kind of free-spirited liberalism that there was in the States. Then things reversed, with medicare the prime example.” KindCountryLibertyStudentsConservativeObviousArguingLiberalismFranklinMedicare Author:Robert Bothwell
“I love being prayed for! I know that sounds strange, and I've had people ask me if I'm offended when Liberty students pray for me, since they're (usually) praying that I'll see the light and become a born-again Christian. But there's no malice behind it. They simply believe that unsaved people are in trouble, spiritually, and they want to make sure I'm safe from damnation. In a way, given their beliefs about the afterlife, it'd be mean for them NOT to pray for my salvation.” PeopleBelieveMeanChristianBeliefLove IsLibertyTroubleStudentsStrangePrayingSalvationAsk MeOffendedMalicePray For Me Author:Kevin Roose
“If I had to guess, I'd estimate that 9 out of 10 Liberty students come to Christian college on their own, with no pressure from their parents or religious leaders. A lot of the students came from secular high schools, and for them, Liberty is a place where they can practice their faith freely without feeling ostracized or mocked.” FeelingsSchoolChristianParentReligiousLibertyLeaderStudentsCollegeHigh SchoolSecular Author:Kevin Roose
“In some of the classes, especially the introductory religion courses I took, the professors can veer into a particular strain of religious anti-intellectualism. Professors typically aren't given tenure at Liberty, so there's pressure to hew to the party line on religious and social issues. I didn't see a whole lot of my professors encouraging critical thinking among their students. Which isn't to say that students don't engage critical thinking skills at Liberty - just that it wasn't part of my classroom experience there.” ThinkingReligiousPartyLibertyStudentsClassroomSocial IssuesCritical ThinkingTenure Author:Kevin Roose
“I think we're seeing in the wake of the last election that evangelicals - especially young evangelicals - are no longer inextricably linked to the Republican party. Even at Liberty, there's now some ideological diversity with respect to politics. Last fall, I saw a Facebook group called "Liberty Students for Obama." It had 4 or 5 members, but still...” ThinkingFallPartyLibertyStudentsRepublicanDiversityElectionRepublican PartyIdeological Author:Kevin Roose