Education must provide the opportunities for self-fulfillment; it can …

Noam Chomsky
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Education must provide the opportunities for self-fulfillment; it can at best provide a rich and challenging environment for the individual to explore, in his own way. ✨ Noam Chomsky (2010). The Chomsky Reader, p.149, Pantheon
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