Most of what was formerly taught was useless in itself but had the merit of teaching accuracy. What is taught in up-to-date schools is often worth knowing on its own account but is usually taught in such a way that the pupils do not know it at the end. The consequence is that adults have slipshod habits of mind and cease to notice distortions of fact which have a sinister motive.
Source：The decay of intellectual standards (written in Oct. 19, 1932 and pub. in Mortals and Others, v.1, 1975
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