"Reading furnishes the mind with materials for knowledge; it is thinking
that makes what we read ours"
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Thought for the Day
As much as anyone, the work of John Locke (1632-1704) provided the foundation for Thomas Jefferson's famous phrase in the Declaration of Independence regarding the natural rights of man (life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness). If you know the evolution of that phrase from source to follower, then you know that Jefferson followed through on this dictum from Locke as well:
"Reading furnishes the mind with
materials for knowledge; it is thinking
that makes what we read ours"
"Reading furnishes the mind with materials for knowledge; it is thinking
that makes what we read ours"
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