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If education is always to be conceived along the same antiquated lines of a mere transmission of knowledge, there is little to be hoped from it in the bettering of man's future.

If education is always to be conceived along the same antiquated lines of a mere transmission of knowledge, there is little to be hoped from it in the bettering of man's future.

Approximate author period: c. 1911 AD · modern

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Maria Montessori
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Approximate author period: c. 1911 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Maria Montessori: life dates 1870 to 1952. Wikidata Q131117, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q131117 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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