Gov. Scott remarked, “Mr. President, Mr. Speaker, members of the General Assembly, North Carolinians all: Let us enlarge our understanding and broaden our vision. By adopting this blueprint, we will not be surrendering our traditions, our ties, our loyalties. We can retain them, yet at the same time we can rise about our sectionalism and our provincialism.
“Let us look beyond the trees and behold the forest – the forest of all of higher education. Let us nurture it and manage it wisely, keeping it forever green, forever growing.”