Quote by H. L. Mencken

The aim of public education is not to spread enlightenment at all: it is simply to reduce as many individuals as possible to the same safe level, to breed a standard citizenry, to put down dissent and originality.

The aim of public education is not to spread enlightenment a

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This quote criticizes the primary objective of public education, suggesting that its purpose is not to promote learning and enlightenment, but rather to homogenize individuals and suppress independent thinking. It argues that the system aims to create a conformist society by diminishing the differences among citizens, discouraging dissent, and stifling originality. The quote implies a negative view of public education, implying that it serves an agenda of control rather than genuine intellectual growth and personal development.

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By H. L. Mencken

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