Henry Rosovsky - Research is an expression of faith in the possibility of progress. The driv

Research is an expression of faith in the possibility of progress. The drive that leads scholars to study a topic has to include the belief that new things can be discovered, that newer can be better, and that greater depth of understanding is achievable. Research, especially academic research, is a form of optimism about the human condition.

- Henry Rosovsky

source: Henry Rosovsky (1990). “The University: An Owner's Manual”, p.89, W. W. Norton & Company

topic: Expression, Optimism, Understanding, Academic Research