Human history becomes more and more a race between education and catastrophe.

H.G. Wells

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Education Human destructiveness

Author

H.G. Wells

Source

The Outline of History

Genre

Historical literature

Language

English

Time

1920 1920s 20th century

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Writer

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United Kingdom Europe

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Wells, H. G. The Outline of History. George Newnes, 1920.

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William Ralph Inge

The Idea of Progress

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William Ralph Inge
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The Idea of Progress
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Time
1920 1920s 20th century
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Citation

Inge, William Ralph. "The Idea of Progress." Romanes Lecture. 27 May 1920, The Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, England, UK. Lecture.