It is a myth, not a mandate, a fable not a logic, and symbol rather than a reason by which men are moved.

Quote by Irwin Edman

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Life is always at some turning point.

Life is always at some turning point.

The standardized American is largely a myth created not least by Americans themselves.

The standardized American is largely a myth created not least by Americans themselves.

Education is the process of casting false pearls before real swine

Education is the process of casting false pearls before real swine

You can educate a fool, but you cannot make him think

You can educate a fool, but you cannot make him think

I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to...

I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to...

It is a thousand times better to have common sense without education than to have...

It is a thousand times better to have common sense without education than to have...

By educating the young generation along the right lines, the People's State will have to...

By educating the young generation along the right lines, the People's State will have to...

Education is a private matter between the person and the world of knowledge and experience,...

Education is a private matter between the person and the world of knowledge and experience,...

Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death.

Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death.

A college education shows a man how little other people know.

A college education shows a man how little other people know.

The training of children is a profession, where we must know how to waste time...

The training of children is a profession, where we must know how to waste time...

Education is the ability to meet life's situations.

Education is the ability to meet life's situations.

The Marine Corps is the Navy's police force and as long as I am President...

The Marine Corps is the Navy's police force and as long as I am President...

Upon the education of the people of this country the fate of this country depends.

Upon the education of the people of this country the fate of this country depends.

It is only the ignorant who despise education.

It is only the ignorant who despise education.

Education is all a matter of building bridges

Education is all a matter of building bridges

The educator must believe in the potential power of his pupil, and he must employ...

The educator must believe in the potential power of his pupil, and he must employ...

I think the big mistake in schools is trying to teach children anything, and by...

I think the big mistake in schools is trying to teach children anything, and by...

Education will not (take the place of persistence); the world is full of educated derelicts....

Education will not (take the place of persistence); the world is full of educated derelicts....

Every age, every culture, every custom and tradition has its own character, its own weakness...

Every age, every culture, every custom and tradition has its own character, its own weakness...