“Government will not fail to employ education, to strengthen its hands, and perpetuate its institutions.”
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As the true object of education is not to render the pupil the mere copy of his preceptor, it is rather to be rejoiced in, than lamented, that various reading should lead him into new trains of thinking.
Learning is the ally, not the adversary of genius... he who reads in a proper spirit, can scarcely read too much.
Above all we should not forget that government is an evil, a usurpation upon the private judgement and individual conscience of mankind.
The cause of justice is the cause of humanity. Its advocates should overflow with universal good will. We should love this cause, for it conduces to the general happiness of mankind.
