Lying – to ourselves David Warren, Essays in Idleness Friday, April 22, 2016 No scheme of social engineering, and especially not universal schooling, will answer to men’s inmost needs. It can only try to turn the man into what he is not; help him aspire to things beyond his reach, and to neglect what is within it. © 2024 The Catholic Thing. All rights reserved. For reprint rights, write to: [email protected] The Catholic Thing is a forum for intelligent Catholic commentary. Opinions expressed by writers are solely their own.
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Lying – to ourselves
David Warren, Essays in Idleness
Friday, April 22, 2016
No scheme of social engineering, and especially not universal schooling, will answer to men’s inmost needs. It can only try to turn the man into what he is not; help him aspire to things beyond his reach, and to neglect what is within it.