"Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance."
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Will Durant, quoted in "Books: The Great Gadfly", Time magazine, 8 October 1965.
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Will Durant
William James Durant (5 November 1885 – 7 November 1981) was an American historian, philosopher and writer, best remembered for his works The Story of Philosophy, and The Story of Civilization.
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