They write for youth, and it is sufficient, if the instruction "lasts as long as a present love, or as the painted silks and cottons of the season.
Edmund Burke: “They write for youth, and it is sufficient, if the instruction "lasts as long as a present love, or as the painted silks…”
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Burke discusses how modern educators write for youth, valuing temporary relevance over lasting impact.
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