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As the true object of education is not to render the pupil the mere copy of his preceptor, it is rather to be rejoiced in, than lamented, that various reading should lead him into new trains of thinking.
William Godwin
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As the true object of education is not to render the pupil the mere copy of his preceptor, it is rather to be rejoiced in, than lamented, that various reading should lead him into new trains of thinking. — William Godwin

About William Godwin

William Godwin was a Writer from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1756–1836).

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William Godwin lived from 1756 – 1836.
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