Quote#Wisdom
An uneducated population may be degraded; a population educated, but…
Quote byHenry Melvill · 1798–1871
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), p. 364.
English (original)
An uneducated population may be degraded; a population educated, but not in righteousness, will be ungovernable. The one may be slaves, the other must be tyrants.
— Henry Melvill
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