“We must not believe the many, who say that only free people ought to be educated, but we should rather believe the philosophers who say that only the educated are free” – Epictetus
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"We must not believe the many, who say that only free people ought to be educated, but we should rather believe the philosophers who say that only the educated are free" – Epictetus
"We must not believe the many, who say that only free people ought to be educated, but we should rather believe the philosophers who say that only the educated are free" – Epictetus
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