Quote#Education
Education is a slow process, and may not come too quickly. Anarchists…
Quote byBenjamin Tucker · 1854–1939
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Editorial postscript to and edition of State Socialism and Anarchism : How Far They Agree, and Wherin They Differ (11 August 1926).
English (original)
Education is a slow process, and may not come too quickly. Anarchists who endeavor to hasten it by joining in the propaganda of State Socialism or revolution make a sad mistake indeed.
— Benjamin Tucker
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