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“People who cannot put strings of sentences together in good order cannot think. An educational system that does not teach the technology of writing is preventing thought.”
― Less Than Words Can Say
― Less Than Words Can Say
“…but it is better to learn wisdom late than never to learn it at all.”
― The Man with the Twisted Lip - a Sherlock Holmes Short Story
― The Man with the Twisted Lip - a Sherlock Holmes Short Story
“Far from failing in its intended task, our educational system is in fact succeeding magnificently because its aim is to keep the American people thoughtless enough to go on supporting the system.”
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“I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.”
― The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time
― The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time
“Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.”
― 1984
― 1984
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