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Quotes from Of a Liberal Education in General — William Whewell

1794–1866 England

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The use of mathematical study, with which we have to do, is not to produce a school of eminent mathematicians, but to contribute to a Liberal Education of the highest kind.

Of a Liberal Education in General (1850)

A liberal Education ought to include both Permanent Studies which connect men with the culture of past generations, and Progressive Studies which make them feel their community with the present generation, its businesses, interests and prospects.

Of a Liberal Education in General (1850)

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