Harvard expects that the scholarship and collegiality it fosters in its students will lead them in their later lives to advance knowledge, to promote understanding, and to serve society.

• 哈佛是明确地把追求和创造知识的“思想者”和“精英”作为自己的第一要务，而绝不是要培养干苦力的、打鱼的和修帐篷的。除了克莱顿大学之外，其它美国大学也一样。