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low_tech_love ◴[] No.43581600[source]
Some personal highlights:

"They’re excellent schools, and they have excellent scientists, and if one of Vice-President Vance’s kids is sick, he’s going to want the doctor to have gone to one of these schools; he’s not going to want them to have gone to Viktor Orbán’s university."

"People have said to me, “Well, you take all that money from the government, why don’t you listen to them?” The answer is, because the money doesn’t come with a loyalty oath."

"I don’t have to agree with the mayor to get the fire department to come put out a fire. And that’s what they’re saying to these international students: “Well, you came to this country. What makes you think you can write an op-ed in the newspaper?” Well, what makes you think that is, this is a free country. "

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knowitnone ◴[] No.43589038[source]
The money comes from the public, not the government
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1. insane_dreamer ◴[] No.43590786[source]
And I for one would much rather it go to subsidize university research than subsidize the defense industry
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2. martin82 ◴[] No.43590811[source]
You need both if you want it to remain a free and sovereign country.