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If the numerous pearls of pedagogical wisdom in “On Educating Children” seem obvious or self-evident, one should understand this to be a reflection of privilege.

Onto “That it is Madness to Judge the True and the False from our own Capacities”!

Quotable moments and inscrutable Latin galore!

vitamque sub dio trepidis agat In rebus.

“It is intolerable for any but great and illustrious souls to give themselves unaccustomed prerogatives”

Olmsted keeps plodding on, 19th century tragedies keep occurring, and one cannot help but wonder what autobiography-worthy lives these particular men led outside of their accomplishments.

Fascinating. The entire section on the Burmese partition (the first of the five) is completely knew, and I'm floored by the sheer impact that "Indian Question" hung over it.

Sam's writing is as effervescent as his father's. Onwards!