Why should society feel responsible only for the education of children, and not for the education of all adults of read more

Why should society feel responsible only for the education of children, and not for the education of all adults of every age?

I am beginning to suspect all elaborate and special systems of education. They seem to me to be built up read more

I am beginning to suspect all elaborate and special systems of education. They seem to me to be built up on the supposition that every child is a kind of idiot who must be taught to think.

Nations have recently been led to borrow billions for war; no nation has ever borrowed largely for education... no nation read more

Nations have recently been led to borrow billions for war; no nation has ever borrowed largely for education... no nation is rich enough to pay for both war and civilization. We must make our choice; we cannot have both.

The one real object of education is to have a man in the condition of continually asking questions.

The one real object of education is to have a man in the condition of continually asking questions.

He who opens a school door, closes a prison.

He who opens a school door, closes a prison.

When a subject becomes totally obsolete we make it a required course.

When a subject becomes totally obsolete we make it a required course.

To educate a man in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society.

To educate a man in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society.

The secret of education is respecting the pupil.

The secret of education is respecting the pupil.

Education is the movement from darkness to light.

Education is the movement from darkness to light.