The mere absorption of facts and truths is so exclusively an individua…

John Dewey
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The mere absorption of facts and truths is so exclusively an individual affair that it tends very naturally to pass into selfishness. There is no obvious social motive for the acquirement of mere learning, there is no clear social gain in success thereat. ✨ John Dewey (2008). The School and Society, p.29, Cosimo, Inc.
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