Ray Lyman Wilbur

thumb|Ray Lyman Wilbur Ray Lyman Wilbur (13 April 1875 – 26 June 1949) was a medical doctor, the third president of Stanford University, and the 31st United States Secretary of the Interior. Sourced We must get rid of the silly, sloppy idea that all people are equal in capacity. "Dr. Ray Lyman Wilbur, A Gentleman and a Scholar", Los Angeles Times, June 28, 1949 If you know a better place to live right now than this country, get a ticket and try to get there. Adress to Stanford Student Body, 1940. "Ray Lyman Wilbur Taken By Death", Los Angeles Times, June 27, 1949 It is common talk that every individual is entitled to economic security. The only animals and birds I know that have economic security are those that have been domesticated--and the economic security they have is controlled by the barbed-wire fence, the butcher's knife and the desire of others. They are milked, skinned, egged or eaten up by their protectors. "Ray Lyman Wilbur", The Washington Post, June 28, 1949 External links Category:Academics from the United States Category:United States Secretaries of the Interior Category:1875 births Category:1949 deaths Category:Physicians from Iowa Category:Stanford University staff Category:Stanford University faculty