Roger Scruton Quotes:
Ocupation: Philosopher
Life: b. February 27, 1944
Birthday: February 27
We should not value education as a means to prosperity, but prosperity as a means to education. Only then will our priorities be right. For education, unlike prosperity is an end in itself. .. power and influence come through the acquisition of useless knowledge. . . irrelevant subjects bring understanding of the human condition, by forcing the student to stand back from it.
topic: Education, Mean, Priorities, Value Of Education, Useless Knowledge
