Education is a weapon whose effect depends on who holds it in his hands and at whom it is aimed.

Joseph Stalin

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Topic

Power of education Education

Speaker

Joseph Stalin

Language

Russian

Time

1937 1930s 20th century

Occupation

Soviet leader National leader Politician

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Stalin, Joseph. "Marxism VS. Liberalism: An Interview." Interviewed by H. G. Wells. New Century Publishers, Sept. 1937.

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I'm melting, melting! Oh, what a world, what a world! Who would have thought a good little girl like you could destroy my beautiful wickedness?

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Another quote about Education

A little learning is a dangerous thing;
Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring:
There shallow draughts intoxicate the brain,
And drinking largely sobers us again.

Alexander Pope

An Essay on Criticism

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Downsides of education Education Ignorance

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Alexander Pope
Source
An Essay on Criticism
Medium
Poem
Language
English
Time
1711 1710s 18th century
Era
Age of Enlightenment
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Original Citation

Pope, Alexander, [published anonymously]. "An Essay on Criticism." London: W. Lewis, 1711, pt. 2, l. 215-218.

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Pope, Alexander. "An Essay on Criticism." Alexander Pope: The Major Works, edited by Pat Rogers. Oxford University Press, 2009, pt. 2, I. 215-218.

Another quote originally in Russian

Men reject their prophets and slay them, but they love their martyrs and honor those whom they have slain.

Fyodor Dostoevsky

The Brothers Karamazov

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Fyodor Dostoevsky
Source
The Brothers Karamazov
Medium
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Language
Russian
Time
1880 1880s 19th century
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Dostoyevsky, Fyodor. "Братья Карамазовы [The Brothers Karamazov]." The Russian Messenger, Jan. 1879 - Nov. 1880. Serial.

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Dostoevsky, Feodor. The Brothers Karamazov, translated by David McDuff. Penguin Classics, 2003.