 The first duty of government, and the surest evidence of good government, is the encouragement of education. A general diffusion of knowledge is the precursor and protector of republican institutions ; and in it we must confide as the conservative power...  Educational Review - Página 401924Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | Nicholas Murray Butler, Frank Pierrepont Graves, William McAndrew - 1922 - 522 páginas
...school as "a protector of democracy and a guard against fraud, intrigue, corruption, and violence, is the first duty of government and the surest evidence of good government." These personal opinions, giving to education a meaning different from the aim of schools before 1776,... | |
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