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In making it so, Yale is only reverting to its old role as conserver.

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Washington was a prudent conserver but not a brilliant reformer.

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The university should not be the conserver of society, they argue, but the fountain of reform.

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That doctrine not only leads to .propaganda; it neglects the major function of education as conserver and transmitter of a heritage.

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C'était, pour acquérir un droit si précieux; Que combattait partout mon bras ambitieux; Et dans Pharsale même il a tiré l'épée Plus pour le conserver que pour vaincre Pompée.

From A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 10 (of 10) From "The Works of Voltaire - A Contemporary Version" by Fran?ois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)