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Children are nowhere taught, in any systematic way, to distinguish true from false, or meaningful from meaningless, statements. Why is this so? Because their elders, even in the democratic countries, do not want them to be given this kind of education.
"Children are nowhere taught, in any systematic way, to distinguish true from false, or meaningful from meaningless, statements. Why is this so? Because their elders, even in the democratic countries, do not want them to be given this kind of education."— Aldous Huxley
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Meaning of this quote
The passage criticizes education that leaves people unable to evaluate claims and suggests that authority can benefit from that weakness.
Key takeaway:
Practice checking a statement's meaning and evidence.
Origin of the quote
Published prose: Brave New World Revisited.
Who actually said this?
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