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It was opposed to the economic policy—laissez-fair and advocated that the government should actively intervene in the economy It believed that the lower interest rate can promote consumption , and then increased the level of employment American Education Seal of Stanford University Motto: Die Luft der Freiheit weht.   Motto in English: The wind of freedom blows. Established: 1891 Type: Private President: John L.Hennessy Location: Stanford,California,U.S. Campus: Suburban,8180 acres Colors: red and white Stanford University Origins: Stanford was founded by Leland Stanford, a railroad magnate, United States Senator, and former California governor, and his wife, Jane Stanford. It is named in honor of their only child, Leland Stanford, Jr., who died in 1884 just before his 16th birthday. His parents decided to dedicate a university to their only son, and Leland Stanford told his wife, The children of California shall be our children. Students are free in the university. There is a ethical rule in Stanford: “No one should make use of unfair measures to take a low common advantages of the school and others.” This rule bring the students a high degree of responsibility and freedom——No one invigilate in the classroom while the students are having a test, and she students often go back to their dormitory with their test papers, and some of them even have a skeleton key to enter many school buildings in 24 hours. Harvard University is an American private Ivy League research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts Legislature but it was named after its first benefactor, John Harvard. Harvard University “What I remember above all about Harvard was being in the midst of so much energy and intelligence. It could be exhilarating, intimidating, sometimes even discouraging, but always challenging. It was an amazing privilege – and though I left early, I was transformed by my years at Har