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Education can enlarge minds and soften hearts, but it can also work vanity and aid oppression.

  • A photo of a curious cat exploring the inside of a glass vase with his paw.

    01 • Education

    Inquire Within

    Philosopher and social activist John Stuart Mill discusses the most liberating kind of education.

    JS Mill

  • A photo of a a middle-aged man of the Victorian era  consulting a woman doctor.

    02 • Education

    Equally Free

    Sir Joshua Fitch urges Victorian society to let women make their own career choices – whatever they may be.

    Joshua Fitch

  • A photo of a bookish girl of the 1950s, reading Radio Times magazine.

    03 • About Clay Lane

    Question More

    NL Clay urges us not to put too much faith in the judgment of experts, as it is bad for us and bad for the experts.

    NL Clay

  • A picture of William Cobbett, in the style of a ‘Spy’ cartoon from Vanity Fair.

    04 • Education • 4 mins

    Sandhill School

    William Cobbett wondered why he was so different from other MPs, and decided it must be their inferior education.

    William Cobbett

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