It is a greater work to educate a child in the true and larger sense of the word than to rule a state.
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About William Ellery Channing
William Ellery Channing was a 18th-century American unitarian clergyman. William Ellery Channing was the foremost Unitarian preacher in the United States in the early nineteenth century and, along with Andrews Norton (1786–1853), one of Unitarianism's leading theologians. Channing was known for his articulate and impassioned sermons and public speeches, and as a prominent thinker in the liberal theology of the day. Read more on Wikipedia →
Themes
- Education — The importance of teaching, learning, and intellectual curiosity