Alfred Whitney Griswold Quotes


We cannot legislate morality. No, and we cannot legislate loyalty, for loyalty is a kind of morality. We cannot produce these things by decrees or commissions or public inquisitions.


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A. Whitney Griswold, 1909-1963, President, Yale University, Essays on Education

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Alfred Whitney Griswold
Alfred Whitney Griswold
  • Born: October 27, 1906
  • Died: April 19, 1963
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Educator

Alfred Whitney Griswold, who went by his second given name, was an American historian and educator. He served as 16th President of Yale University from 1951 to 1963, during which he built much of Yale's modern scientific research infrastructure, especially on Science Hill.