Mark Hopkins
Mark Hopkins was an American educator and Congregationalist theologian, president of Williams College from 1836 to 1872. An epigram — widely attributed to President James A. Garfield, a student of Hopkins — defined an ideal college as "Mark Hopkins on one end of a log and a student on the other."
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The Connexion Between Taste and Morals: Two lectures
Discover how appreciating beauty can shape your ethics and lead to a more virtuous life.
By Mark Hopkins
A Sermon, Delivered Before His Excellency Edward Everett, Governor, His Honor George Hull, Lieutenant Governor, the Honorable Council, and the Legislature of Massachusetts, on the Anniversary Election, January 2, 1839
In a call to action for 19th-century leaders, a religious figure asserts for society's benefit that true governance comes from aligning human laws with a higher power, urging them to prioritize moral conscience over all else.
By Mark Hopkins