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The main part of intellectual education is not the acquisition of

The main part of intellectual education is not the acquisition of facts but learning how to make facts live. – Oliver Wendell Holmes

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Except among those whose education has been in the minimalist style, it is understood that hasty moral judgments about the past are a form of injustice. – Jacques Barzun

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It is only through such real-life daily struggles and challenges that a genuine sensitivity to human rights can be inculcated. This is a truth that is not limited to school education: it applies to all of us. – Daisaku Ikeda

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Misdirected focus on paperwork, on procedures, and on bureaucracy frustrates teachers and fails to give children the education they need. – Christopher Bond

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