He wanted them to establish a department where they would teach the values of western civilization. But Yale refused the offer. It was the largest gift ever made to an American University that was refused. Because in their opinion, western civilization has no values worth teaching. It is declining and close to death.
Every civilization reaches a peak, declines and almost dies.
There remains a remnant. I said to the sociologist who taught this. People listen to that somebody, and together they become a remnant. The might of a minority. Look at the gods of this country.