Above all, each nation believed in the universalism of its model the Americans stressing liberty, the French civilisation and shared an ambition to spread it abroad.

ECONOMIST: French anti-Americanism

The universalism of the measuring methods, the comparability of data and the interrelation of analytical and statistical concepts must be examined with regard to the specificities of the countries and regions.

UNESCO: Main Menu

Therefore, universalism, criticism, unitarity of knowledge, relevance of basic resarch, namely research which is not immediately addressing any practical application, attention towards different cultures, consideration of our history, and attention not merely to the technical aspects of the scientists, but also to the cultural ones.

UNESCO: Science Policy and Capacity-Building

Universalism is a delusion.

NEWYORKER: The Conciliator