Canterbury/education

Famous quotes containing the words canterbury and/or education:

“Therefore Lord, not only are you that than which a greater cannot be thought but you are also something greater than can be thought.”
—Anselm of Canterbury (1033–1109)

“Those who first introduced compulsory education into American life knew exactly why children should go to school and learn to read: to save their souls.... Consistent with this goal, the first book written and printed for children in America was titled Spiritual Milk for Boston Babes in either England, drawn from the Breasts of both Testaments for their Souls’ Nourishment.”
—Dorothy H. Cohen (20th century)