This (...) had made me aware for the first time of the well-disguised myth that they and the academic institutions they represent are bastions of a free exchange of ideas. They are -but only of those ideas that don't 'rock the boat', that refrain from challenging hallowed taboos.
Jack KevorkianAbout author
- Author's profession: Activist
- Nationality: american
- Born: May 28, 1928
- Died: June 3, 2011
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