Only the Educated are Free

Published May 18, 2011 by ideonexus

We must not believe the many, who say that only free people ought to be educated, but we should rather believe the philosophers who say that only the educated are free.

Epictetus, Discourses and Selected Writings (Penguin Classics) (2008-11-25)

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Quote from a Roman philosopher and former slave.

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Discourses and Selected Writings (Penguin Classics) Book

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Roman philosopher, Educated, Free Quote, slave, philosophers, people