• Indeed, I am sometimes inclined to doubt whether some men consider youth as rational and intelligent beings, with minds capable of expansion, and talents formed for usefulness.

    Joseph Lancaster: Indeed, I am sometimes inclined to doubt whether some men consider youth as rational and intelligent beings, with minds capable of expansion, and talents formed for usefulness.
    Joseph Lancaster (1803). “Improvements in education, as it respects the industrious classes of the community”, p.14