Education Quote by Christopher Henry Dawson

“...education has always meant the initiation of the young into the social and spiritual inheritance of the community: in other words, education has meant the transmission of culture.” quote by Christopher Henry Dawson — Download Open image

““...education has always meant the initiation of the young into the social and spiritual inheritance of the community: in other words, education has meant the transmission of culture.””

Christopher Henry Dawson

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