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> [Since education is not a means to living, but is identical with the operation of living a life which is fruitful and inherently significant, the only ultimate value which can be set up is just the process of living itself.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-dewey/since-education-is-not-a-means-to-living-but-is-identical-with-the/)

[John Dewey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-dewey/)

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