A man who makes, year after year, but one small wheel in a modern watch factory, may, if his education has properly prepared him, have a fuller life than did the old watchmaker who made a watch from beginning to end.
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Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- The Spirit of Youth and the City Streets (1909); Exact wording and attribution checked. Argument for education that makes industrial workers understand the wider meaning and connections of their work.
- The Spirit of Youth and the City Streets (1909)
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