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“Men had better be without education than be educated by their rulers; for their education is but the mere breaking in of the steer to the yoke; the mere discipline of the hunting dog, which, by dint of severity, is made to forego the strongest impulse of his nature, and instead of devouring his prey, to hasten with it to the feet of his master.”

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Thomas Hodgskin

Thomas Hodgskin was a British writer born on December 12, 1787, and died on August 21, 1869. He was known for his critical analysis of labor and socialism, particularly through his economic theories. more

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