Christopher Henry Dawson...education has always meant the initiation of the young into the social and spiritual inheritance of the community: in other words, education has meant the transmission of culture.
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For Erasmus, education means being informed, being intelligent, being well-read, being sophisticated. Education means leading a civilized life, being modern. Education leads to self-cultivation and self-improvement. Education is the process of becoming what you are capable of becoming.
Source: Understanding Europe
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