But really, Washington's point, and Washington U.'s motto, are principles I hope that all of you will take to heart: truth will prevail where pains are taken to bring it to light. And with truth comes strength.
Let's remember that it was a man from this state who first carried the banner of the Republican Party to the White House, a party founded on the values of self-reliance and individual liberty and national unity.
But by the end of this video I'm going to be reciting an entire chapter from Moby Dick by heart, because, as it turns out, there's a way for anybody to hack their memory.
With reading, there will be sessions aimed at getting into the habit of analysing material as you read it, and tips to help you record and remember what you've read.
And in answering that question, in working our way up to Kant's answer to that question it will help to bear in mind three contrasts, or dualisms, that Kant sets out.