"the calling of the teacher. There is no craft more privileged. To awaken in a..." - George Steiner

the calling of the teacher. There is no craft more privileged. To awaken in another human being powers, dreams beyond ones own; to induce in others a love for that which one loves; to make of ones inward present their future; that is a threefold adventure like no other.

— George Steiner
And American Writer, literary critic and philosopher

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George Steiner was a 20th-century American and american writer, literary critic and philosopher. Francis George Steiner, FBA was a French and American literary critic, essayist, philosopher, novelist and educator. He wrote extensively about the relationship between language, literature and society, as well as the impact of the Holocaust. Read more on Wikipedia →

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