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“The world-wide discrimination against the autodidact has vitiated many people's confidence in determining their own goals and needs. But the same discrimination has also resulted in a multiplicity of growing minorities who are infuriated by this insidious dispossession.”

Quote by Ivan Illich

Book:The Right to Useful Unemployment: And Its Professional Enemies

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The Right to Useful Unemployment: And Its Professional Enemies

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Ivan Illich, born on September 4, 1926 and died on December 2, 2002, was a renowned philosopher. His research focused on the fields of education, technology, and social criticism, reflecting deeply on modern society. more

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