On the record
On our part, I say, that to be instructed is not to be degraded or enslaved.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “On our part, I say, that to be instructed is not to be degraded or enslaved.”
Editor's note · Context
Burke defends the idea that being educated should not be seen as a loss of freedom.
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