| John Dryden 1631 1700, englischer Poet, Dramatiker, Kritiker und Übersetzer |
| By education most have been
misled; So they believe, because they so were bred. The priest continues what the nurse began, And thus the child imposes on the man. |
Durch Erziehung werden die meisten
verführt; So glauben sie, weil es der Herkunft gebührt. Der Pfarrer setzt fort, was die Amme begann, Und so beherrscht dann das Kind auch den Mann. |
| The Hind and the Panther,
herausgegeben im April 1687. |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay 1800 1859, englischer Historiker und Politiker |
| "Every schoolboy knows
who imprisoned Montezuma, and who strangeled
Atahualpa." Essays "Lord Clive" |
Für die nicht
Schulpflichtigen:
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| Thomas Paine 1737 1809, anglo-amerikanischer politischer Philosoph |
| Über die Bibel: "I sincerely detest it, as I detest everything that is cruel." |
| "To argue with a man who has renounced his reason is like giving medicine to the dead." |
| "Any system of religion that has any thing in it that shocks the mind of a child cannot be a true system." The Age of Reason |
| "Society in every state is a blessing, but government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one." Common Sense, Philadelphia 1776 |
| "Of more worth is one honest man to society and in the sight of God, than all the crowned ruffians that every lived." Common Sense, Philadelphia 1776 |
| "My country is the world,
and my religion is to do good." The Rights of Man |