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Myles Horton was an American educator and social activist known for his contributions to adult education and the social justice movement. He was born on July 9, 1905, and passed away on January 19, 1990.

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“I feel that all knowledge should be in the free-trade zone. Your knowledge, my knowledge, everybody's knowledge should be made use of. I think people who refuse to use other people's knowledge are making a big mistake. Those who refuse to share their knowledge with other people are making a great mistake, because we need it all. I don't have any problem about ideas I got from other people. If I find them useful, I'll just ease them right in and make them my own.”

Source: We Make the Road by Walking: Conversations on Education and Social Change

“I think if I had to put a finger on what I consider a good education, a good radical education, it wouldn't be anything about methods or techniques. It would be loving people first.”

People Ifs Thinking Firsts Would Be Method Fingers Technique Radical Good Education

Book:We Make the Road by Walking: Conversations on Education and Social Change

Source: We Make the Road by Walking: Conversations on Education and Social Change

“You can't be a revolutionary, you can't want to change society if you don't love people, there's no point in it.”

People Ifs Want Revolutionary No Point

Book:The Myles Horton Reader: Education for Social Change

Source: The Myles Horton Reader: Education for Social Change

“I also knew that if people have a position on something and you try to argue them into changing it, you’re going to strengthen that position. If you want to change people’s ideas, you shouldn’t try to convince them intellectually. What you need to do is get them into a situation where they’ll have to act on ideas not argue about them.”

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Author:Myles Horton

“If you only try to do the things where you win, then you'll never try to do anything worth doing.”

Ifs Trying Winning Struggle Life Struggle Anything Worth Doing

Author:Myles Horton

About the Author

Born: July 9, 1905
Died: January 19, 1990
Known for: Author
Quotes: 18

Books & Sources

We Make the Road by Walking: Conversations on Education and Social ChangeRelated source material

The Myles Horton Reader: Education for Social ChangeRelated source material

Unearthing Seeds of Fire: The Idea of HighlanderRelated source material

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