The day is past when schools could afford to give sufficient time and attention to the teaching of … - James Loeb

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There is hardly any politically minded man who acknowledges and agrees with every point of the program of a political party.

James Loeb

The day is past when schools could afford to give sufficient time and attention to the teaching of the ancient languages to enable the student to get that enjoyment out of classical literature that made the lives of our grandfathers so rich.

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It has always seemed to me a pity that the young people of our generation should grow up with such scant knowledge of Greek and Latin literature, its wealth and variety, its freshness and its imperishable quality.

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