It is no doubt manifest that the people themselves must be the great agents in accomplishing the work of their own instruction. Unless they deeply feel the usefulness of knowledge, and resolve to make some sacrifices for the acquisition of it, there can... Lord Brougham on Education - Page 21by Henry Brougham Baron Brougham and Vaux - 1839 - 91 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1755 - 768 pages
...Let us consider how the attainment of this inestimable advantage may be most successfully promoted. It is no doubt manifest, that the people themselves...no reasonable prospect of this grand object being attained. But it is equally clear, that to wait until the whole people with one accord take the determination... | |
| England - 1825 - 806 pages
...he cannot satisfy us on a subject like this with assumptions and assertions. When the people are to be " the great agents in accomplishing the work of their own instruction," and when they are to accomplish this principally by voluntary reading, it must be proved to us that... | |
| England - 1825 - 848 pages
...poor as not to have the means of contributing something towards purchasing this gratification." — " It is, no doubt, manifest that the people themselves...no reasonable prospect of this grand object being attained." — " But, although the people must be the source and the instruments of their own im•... | |
| 1825 - 588 pages
...people would be pregnant with the most fatal consequences both to civil and religious liberty. It is manifest, that the people themselves must be the great agents in accomplishing the work of their own education. Unless they are thoroughly impressed with a sense of its usefulness, and resolved to make... | |
| Scotland - 1825 - 810 pages
...he cannot satisfy us on a subject like this with assumptions and assertions. When the people are to be " the great agents in accomplishing the work of their own instruction," and when they are to accomplish this principally by voluntary reading, it must be proved to us that... | |
| Industrial arts - 1826 - 488 pages
...CONDUCTED BY A Committee of Cimi Engineers and Practical Mechanics. " The people themselves mustie the agents in accomplishing the work of their own instruction....feel the usefulness of knowledge, and resolve to make tome sacrifices for the acquisition of it, there can never be any reasonable prospect of this grand... | |
| Maurice Cross - 1835 - 520 pages
...people would be pregnant with the most fatal consequences both to civil and religious liberty. It is manifest that the people themselves must be the great agents in accomplishing the work of their own education. Unless they are thoroughly impressed with a sense of its usefulness, and resolved to make... | |
| Henry Brougham Baron Brougham and Vaux - Great Britain - 1838 - 642 pages
...Let us consider how the attainment of this inestimable advantage may be most successfully promoted. It is no doubt manifest, that the people themselves...no reasonable prospect of this grand object being attained. But it is equally clear, that to wait until the whole people with one accord take the determination... | |
| Henry Brougham Baron Brougham and Vaux - Political science - 1839 - 514 pages
...familiar knowledge of its least perfect ensamples. * * * ' * Ibid. The People their own Instructors. It is no doubt manifest that the people themselves...can be no reasonable prospect of this grand object of being obtained. But it is equally clear that to wait until the whole people with one accord take... | |
| Henry Brougham Baron Brougham and Vaux - Great Britain - 1841 - 630 pages
...Let us consider how the attainment of this inestimable advantage may be most successfully promoted. It is no doubt manifest, that the people themselves...no reasonable prospect of this grand object being attained. But it is equally clear, that to wait until the whole people with one accord take the determination... | |
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