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Education... has produced a vast population able to read but unable to distinguish what is worth reading.
Education... has produced a vast population able to read but unable to distinguish what is worth reading.
Education is the transmission of civilization.
Education is the transmission of civilization.
Nothing in education is so astonishing as the amount of ignorance it accumulates in the form of inert facts.
Nothing in education is so astonishing as the amount of ignorance it accumulates in the form of inert facts.
The secret in education lies in respecting the student.
The secret in education lies in respecting the student.
A mind once stretched by a new idea never regains its original dimension.
A mind once stretched by a new idea never regains its original dimension.
The intelligent man finds almost everything ridiculous, the sensible man almost nothing.
The intelligent man finds almost everything ridiculous, the sensible man almost nothing.
We need excellence in public education and if the teachers can't do it, we'll send in a couple of policemen.
We need excellence in public education and if the teachers can't do it, we'll send in a couple of policemen.
A man who has never gone to school may steal from a freight car; but if he has a university read more
A man who has never gone to school may steal from a freight car; but if he has a university education, he may steal the whole railroad.
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.
