Thomas Babington Macaulay - The maxim, that governments ought to train the people in the way in whic...

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The maxim, that governments ought to train the people in the way in which they should go, sounds well. But is there any reason for believing that a government is more likely to lead the people in the right way than the people to fall into the right way of themselves?

Thomas Babington Macaulay

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Die Maxime, dass Regierungen die Menschen in der Weise ausbilden sollten, auf die sie gehen sollten, hört sich gut an. Aber gibt es einen Grund zu der Annahme, dass eine Regierung die Menschen eher auf die richtige Art und Weise führt als die Menschen, in die richtige Richtung zu geraten?

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