--- title: "4 Thomas Ehrlich Quotes - Famous Teacher (Educating Citizens)" description: "Thomas Ehrlich is an American legal scholar. From 2000 to 2010 he was a Senior Scholar at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b173/author-thomas-ehrlich-65372.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Thomas Ehrlich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b173/author-thomas-ehrlich-65372.jpg) # Thomas Ehrlich (1934) Teacher **4** quotes in **40** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Thomas Ehrlich is a teacher, best known for *Educating Citizens*. ## Quick Facts About Thomas Ehrlich Born March 4, 1934 Profession Teacher Notable works Educating Citizens ## About Thomas Ehrlich Thomas Ehrlich is an American legal scholar. From 2000 to 2010 he was a Senior Scholar at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. He has previously served as president of Indiana University, provost of the University of Pennsylvania, and Dean of Stanford Law School. He was also the first president of the Legal Services Corporation in Washington, D.C., and the first director of the International Development Cooperation Agency, reporting to President Carter. ## Quotes by Thomas Ehrlich > [Students learn best not by reading the Great Books in a closed room but by opening the doors and windows of experience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-ehrlich/students-learn-best-not-by-reading-the-great-books-in-a-closed-room/) [Thomas Ehrlich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-ehrlich/) [Book](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/book/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/620/thomas-ehrlich-65372_book_students-learn-best-not-by-reading-the-g_847899.png) > [There is an increasing sense of what can be called legal pollution.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-ehrlich/there-is-an-increasing-sense-of-what-can-be-called-legal-pollution/) [Thomas Ehrlich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-ehrlich/) [Climate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/climate/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ff5/thomas-ehrlich-65372_climate_there-is-an-increasing-sense-of-what-can_1309076.png) > [A college education should equip one to entertain three things: a friend, an idea and oneself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-ehrlich/a-college-education-should-equip-one-to-entertain-three-things-a/) [Thomas Ehrlich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-ehrlich/) [College](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/college/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/abe/thomas-ehrlich-65372_college_a-college-education-should-equip-one-to_2893445.png) > [Civic engagement means working to make a difference in the civic life of our communities and developing the combination of knowledge, skills,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-ehrlich/civic-engagement-means-working-to-make-a-difference-in-the-civic-life/) [Thomas Ehrlich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-ehrlich/) 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