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Quotation from Popular Scientific Lectures by Ernst Mach
“A person who has read and understood the Greek and Roman authors has felt and experienced more than one who is restricted to the impressions of the present.”
Popular Scientific Lectures, On Instruction in the Classics and the Sciences, trans. Thomas J. McCormack
In an address that argues for more science in schools, Mach grants the real benefit of a rightly conducted classical education.
Citation: "A person who has read and understood the Greek and Roman authors has felt and experienced more than one who is restricted to the impressions of the present." — Ernst Mach, Popular Scientific Lectures, On Instruction in the Classics and the Sciences, trans. Thomas J. McCormack. (id mach-popular-scientific-lectures-q8)
Portrait: Ernst-Mach-1900, Charles Scolik, Public domain.
