An educated person is one who, through the travail of his o… - Mortimer J. Adler

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An educated person is one who, through the travail of his own life, has assimilated the ideas that make him representative of his culture.

Mortimer J. Adler

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Mortimer Jerome Adler (December 28, 1902 – June 28, 2001) was an American Aristotelian philosopher and author.

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An educated person is one who, through the travail of his own life, has assimilated the ideas that make him representative of his culture. - Mortimer J. Adler

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