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John Morley: Give him opportunities of being truthful, liberal, compassionate; rely on the human heart; leave these precious seeds to…

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Give him opportunities of being truthful, liberal, compassionate; rely on the human heart; leave these precious seeds to bloom in the air which surrounds them; do not stifle them under a quantity of frames and network.
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John Morley

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Morley advocates for nurturing children's innate qualities rather than constraining them with rigid educational frameworks.

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