A general state education is a mere contrivance for moulding people to be exactly like one another: and as the mould in which it casts them is that which pleses the preominant ower in teh government, whether this be a monarch, a priesthood, an aristocracy, or the majority of the existing generation; in proportion as it [...]
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If you register for the conference by midnight, you will save $15/person while guaranteeing a seat. Quite a few registations have come in over the past couple weeks. No, you are not about to be shut out, but there’s no telling how long it will take to fill. Go to www.circeinstitute.org to secure your future! [...]
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“When a thing ceases to be a subject of controversy, it ceases to be a subject of interest.”
- William Hazlitt, English writer and literary critic (1778-1830)
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“All studies, philosophy, rhetoric are followed for this one object, that we may know Christ and honor him. This is the end of all learning and eloquence.”
- Desiderius Erasmus
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