Quote by John Updike
The Founding Fathers in their wisdom decided that children were an

The Founding Fathers in their wisdom decided that children were an unnatural strain on parents. So they provided jails called schools, equipped with tortures called an education. – John Updike

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Education is what remains when we have forgotten all that we have been taught. – George Savile

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