I was in the library and saw this quote (it is written on a stained-glass window in a stairwell, see if you can find it) and I was reminded of our discussion in class the other day concerning diversity and the symposium which was recently held. At the symposium, one issue that was brought up repeatedly was the notion of education ourselves so we are more knowledgeable and more accepting to others who are different from what we know.
When I saw this quote, “Without Knowledge There is No Freedom”, I thought how true that statement is. If we do not take steps to educate ourselves, our friends, and our family, then we will remain captive to our own small beliefs.
Just something to ponder at our liberal arts college!
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Are you talking about McGill Library... maybe the stairwell in front of the door into the library from the street (I'm going off of memory so that's just a guess)? I like to view this quote in light of Orwell's novel 1984. The citizens of the country have fairly liberal freedoms for themselves within certain confines of what they can think about. For the country to operate, there were two large requirements of the citizens: work at their appointed job and not think about Goldberg's rebellion. This last requirement is the reason for practically everything else in the plot line of the book. Cameras, spies, and "memory holes" are only needed in the country to prevent people from gaining knowledge about what their country is truly doing; the country is enslaving the citizens. Because of the two simple requirements of the citizens, no one is free in the country of 1984.
"Without Knowledge There is No Freedom" is very truthful.
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