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Quote by Jacques Barzun
Schools are not intended to moralize a wicked world, but to impart

Schools are not intended to moralize a wicked world, but to impart knowledge and develop intelligence, with only two social aims in mind: prepare to take on ones share in the worlds work, and perhaps in addition, lend a hand in improving society, after schooling is done. – Jacques Barzun

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