 Bertrand Russell Quotes 366 |
Passive acceptance of the teacher's wisdom is easy to most boys and girls. It involves no effort of independent thought, and seems rational because the teacher knows more than his pupils; ... Yet the habit of passive acceptance is a disastrous one in later life, It causes men to seek a leader, and to accept as a leader whoever is established in that position. It makes the power of Churches, Governments, party caucuses, and all the other organizations by which plain men are misled into supporting old systems which are harmful to the nation and to themselves.
Source: Principles of Social Reconstruction, 1916
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