Carolina QuotesThe object of education is not merely to draw out the powers of the individual mind: it is rather its right object to draw all minds to a proper adjustment to the physical and social world in which they are to have their life and their development: to enlighten, strengthen and make fit.
Woodrow Wilson Connected to the Carolinas
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"Princeton In The Nation's Service" (21 October 1896)
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- 1896
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“The object of education is not merely to draw out the powers…” Woodrow Wilson. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-79D8A2B9F6. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/79d8a2b9f6
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