You are an educated man, Old One.' 'What is education besides a conditioning of the mind to a society and a way of life? There are many kinds of educ… - Louis L'Amour

...the way I figure, no man has the right to be ignorant. In a country like this, ignorance is a crime. If a man is going to vote, if he's going to take part in his country and its government, then it's up to him to understand.

"It is not enough to do, one must also become. I wish to be wiser, stronger, better. This — " I held out my hands " — this thing that is me is incomplete. It is only the raw material with which I have to work. I want to make it better than I received it."

Actually, all education is self-education. A teacher is only a guide, to point out the way, and no school, no matter how excellent, can give you education. What you receive is like the outlines in a child’s coloring book. You must fill in the colors yourself.