If the Romans had been obliged to learn Latin, they would never have found time to conquer the world.

If the Romans had been obliged to learn Latin, they would never have found time to conquer the world.

The secret of education is respecting the pupil.

The secret of education is respecting the pupil.

A gentleman need not know Latin, but he should at least have forgotten it.

A gentleman need not know Latin, but he should at least have forgotten it.

The need for a college education is even more important now than it was before, but I think that the read more

The need for a college education is even more important now than it was before, but I think that the increased costs are a very severe obstacle to access. It is an American dream, and I think that one of our challenges is to find a way to make that available.

We need excellence in public education and if the teachers can't do it, we'll send in a couple of policemen.

We need excellence in public education and if the teachers can't do it, we'll send in a couple of policemen.

Education's purpose is to replace an empty mind with an open one.

Education's purpose is to replace an empty mind with an open one.

You cannot teach a man anything; you can only help him find it within himself.

You cannot teach a man anything; you can only help him find it within himself.

Nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.

Nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.

Much education today is monumentally ineffective. All too often we are giving young people cut flowers when we should be read more

Much education today is monumentally ineffective. All too often we are giving young people cut flowers when we should be teaching them to grow their own plants.