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Albert Mansbridge Quotes

1876–1952 England

Albert Mansbridge, CH (10 January 1876, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England – 22 August 1952, Torquay, Devon) was one of the pioneers of adult education in Britain.

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The best education for any man or woman is that which develops the maximum strength of body and mind.

Experience has shown that the best organizers or directors of adult educational work are those who have at some time or another sought it for themselves.

Knowledge is not education; it is but the fuel burnt in a flame which comes from the heart of the world and which makes all things new. Burnt in any other way it smoulders and suffocates.

The reconstruction of society in the world depends upon the co-operation of the different interests in pursuing a line of action which leads to noble and pure ends. Of all possible ends the education of the people stands out as most clearly necessary.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Albert Mansbridge (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.