Paid education — a crime against the individual
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the first [measure] would be the general education of all children without exception at the expense of the state-an education which is equal for all and continues until the individual is capable of living as an independent member of society. Every man has the right to the full development of his abilities and society wrongs individuals twice over when it makes ignorance a necessary consequence of poverty. It is obvious that society gains more from educated than from ignorant, uncultured members."
"The education is not merely a means better income and employment opportunities for individuals or for higher-economic growth potential for their nations. The social benefits of education spread in many directions. Education leads to better health care, smaller family norms, greater-community and political participation, less income inequality, and a greater reduction of absolute poverty. The role of education in removing poverty is decisive. No educated society can remain politically, socially or economically repressed for long. Education is a basic component of social cohesion and national identity."
Frederick Engels in Speeches in Elberfeld. 1845
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