Education has a tremendous power on man. Can't we see to wh… - African Spir

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Education has a tremendous power on man. Can't we see to which the astonishing discipline the people of Sparta have submitted for centuries? And this with a view to very petty purposes: purely outer greatness, the military predominace of Sparta. This example proves that men can do most anything they want; therefore it would only be a question of making them will the good.

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Afrikan Spir (1837–1890) was a Russian Neo-Kantian philosopher of German descent.

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Alternative Names: Afrikan Aleksandrovich Spir • Afrikan Spir • Afrikan Alexandrovich Spir

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Reinhold Niebuhr Bertrand Russell John Stuart Mill William Godwin Arthur Schopenhauer

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By devoting ourselves too exclusively to the pursuit of material happiness and ephemeral goods, we ignore the true realities of life and allow our spirit to wither and dry up.

As long as men will not be freed from their errors and delusions, humanity will not be able to progress towards the accomplishment of its true destiny.

In the actual state of social relationships, the forms of politeness are necessary as a subsitute for benevolence.

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