Monday, December 09, 2013

Memorizing

You can't win liberty by memorizing what you're told to memorize. "Nullius in verba" is the motto of the Royal Scientific Society, founded in 1620, which I translate as "Don't take anybody's word for the truth; think for yourself!" The watchword of school is "Let others think for you:'

--John Taylor Gatto, "Weapons Of Mass Instruction", p. 119

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