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Quote by Abraham Flexner
Nations have recently been led to borrow billions for war; no nati

Nations have recently been led to borrow billions for war; no nation has ever borrowed largely for education. Probably, no nation is rich enough to pay for both war and civilization. We must make our choice; we cannot have both. – Abraham Flexner

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