Education is... A two-edged sword that can be used either for the progress of mankind or for its destruction.

Haile Selassie I

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Topic

Downsides of education Education Human destructiveness

Speaker

Haile Selassie I

Medium

Speech

Genre

Commencement address

Language

Amharic

Time

1963 1960s 20th century

Occupation

Emperor National leader

From

Ethiopia Africa

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Citation

Selassie, Haile. University graduation speech. 2 July 1963, University of Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

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Another quote from the 1960s

The government strong enough to give you what you want is strong enough to take it all away.

Barry Goldwater

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Topic
Limited government Role of government Government Political theory Politics
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Barry Goldwater
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Language
English
Time
1964 1960s 20th century
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Citation

Goldwater, Barry. Campaign speech. 21 Oct. 1964.

Another quote about Education

The object of education is to teach us to love what is beautiful.

Socrates

Quoted in Republic, by Plato

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Topic
Purpose of education Education
Speaker
Socrates

Author

Plato
Source
Republic
Medium
Philosophical dialogue
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
Greek
Time
375 BC 370s BC 4th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
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Original Citation

Socrates. Quoted in Πολιτεία [Republic], written by Plato. c. 375 BCE.

Current Citation

Socrates. Quoted in Republic, written by Plato, translated by Desmond Lee. Penguin Classics, 2007.