Quote#Education
Men had better be without education… than be educated by their…
Quote byThomas Hodgskin · 1787–1869
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: “Institutions for Instruction of Mechanics,” Mechanics' Magazine, (11 October 1823) p. 100.
English (original)
Men had better be without education… than be educated by their rulers; for then education is but the mere breaking in of the steer to the yoke; the mere discipline of the hunting dog, which, by dint of severity, is made to forego the strongest impulse of his nature, and instead of devouring his prey, to hasten with it to the feet of his master.
— Thomas Hodgskin
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