The new naval treaty permits the United States to spend a billion dollars on warshipsa sum greater than has been accumulated by all our endowed institutions of learning in their entire history. Unintelligence could go no further! ... [In Great Britain, the situation is similar.] ... Until the figures are reversed, ... nations deceive themselves as to what they care about most.
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Themes

  • Education — The importance of teaching, learning, and intellectual curiosity
  • War — Reflections on conflict, peace, and the human cost of war

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