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that plays games, that is afrai
also something hidden, not obvio
made up, not only of all the thou
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you think, but also of all things thus thnt
and it is possible to understand all t
when you don't imitate, when you do
in revolt against the whole tradition of
been put into your mind by othe
books, by the newspapers, by your le
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only when you don't want to be s
follow-which means, really, when v
trying to become something. That
only true revolution, leading to
extraordinary freedom. To cultivate this
freedom is the real function of education
Your parents, your teachers and your own
desires want you to be identified with
something or other in order to be happy
secure. But to be intelligent, must you not
break through all the influences that
enslave and crush you'?
The hope of a new world is in those of
who begin to see what is false and revolt
against it, not just verbally but actually
And that is why you should seek the right
kind of education; for it is only when you
grow in freedom that you can create a new
world not based on tradition or shaped
according to the idiosyncrasy of some
philosopher or idealist, But there can be no
freedom as long as you
become, or imitate a noble example
are merely trying to
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