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We have lost our reverence for the profession of teaching and bestowed it upon the profession of acquiring.
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gutenberg.orgCalvin Coolidge: “We have lost our reverence for the profession of teaching and bestowed it upon the profession of acquiring.”
Editor's note · Context
He laments the loss of respect for teaching as a profession in favor of material acquisition.
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