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An Introduction to the Great Books and to a Liberal Education
This first Reading Plan is called A General Introduction to the Great Books and to a Liberal Education.
What is a liberal education? It is easy to say what it is not. It is not specialized education, not vocational, avocational, professional or prepofessional. It is not an education that teches a man how to do any specific thing.
This is what liberal education is. It is the education that prepares us to be free men. You have to have this education if you are going to be happy; for happiness consists in making the most of yourself.
You have to have this education if you are going to be a member of the community; for membership in the community implies the ability to communicate with others. You have to have this education if you are going to be an effective citizen of a democracy.
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