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John Locke1632–1704

The only fence against the world is a thorough knowledge of it, into which a young gentleman should be enter’d by degrees, as he can bear it; and the earlier the better, so he be in safe and skillful hands to guide him.

John Locke on knowledge

Some Thoughts Concerning Education (1693), Sec. 94

Education Knowledge

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