Sept. 11, 2001, was a catastrophic day in the life of our nation—our generation’s Fort Sumter or Pearl Harbor. We were suddenly and deliberately attacked by radical Islamic terrorists. Images from that infamous day stung our national consciousness: The fireballs as one plane, and then a second, crashed into the Twin Towers; the panic and...
All institutions of higher learning pursue truth. We here at Hillsdale College pursue truth. We also defend liberty. Defending liberty is a tradition of our college. It is a unique tradition among American colleges. It was born in the Civil War, in the blood and sacrifice of that most bloody and bitter of wars. It...
Editor’s note: The following is a transcript of Dr. Jennings’ remarks delivered at Hillsdale College’s 9/11 memorial service. Tuesday, September 11, 2001, was just another workaday morning. On the East Coast, it was an especially beautiful, bright and sunny day. But it became—suddenly, unexpectedly—the darkest day of our generation. At 8:46: AA Flight 11 crashed...