The sole function of education...[is] to open the way to thinking and …

Albert Einstein
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The sole function of education...[is] to open the way to thinking and knowing, and the school, as the outstanding organ for the people's education, must serve that end exclusively. ✨ Albert Einstein (2011). Out of My Later Years: The Scientist, Philosopher, and Man Portrayed Through His Own Words, p.20, Open Road Media
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