Examining Quote by Benjamin Barber

“Where once the student was taught that the unexamined life was not worth living, he is now taught that the profitably lived life is not worth examining.” quote by Benjamin Barber — Download Open image

“Where once the student was taught that the unexamined life was not worth living, he is now taught that the profitably lived life is not worth examining.”

Benjamin Barber

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