[T]he great end of education .. . is to persuade and to inspire the sincere love of virtue.

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The great end of education is to persuade and to inspire the sincere love of virtue. - William King, 4th Earl of Carlisle, 1760

Source: Observations Upon Liberal Education, In All Its Branches

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