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Quotes from Education — Nicholas Murray Butler

1862–1947 United States

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Many definitions have been given of the word “education,” but underlying them all is the conception that it denotes an attempt on the part of the adult members of a human society to shape the development of the coming generation in accordance with its own ideals of life. It is true that the word has not infrequently been used in wider senses than this.

Education (1911)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Nicholas Murray Butler (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.