"One of the principles of the art of education, which should be kept in mind by all those who have plans to raise children, is the following: children should not be raised according to the current state of the human race, but according to its possible better state in the future, that is, according to the ideal and the whole purpose of humanity. This principle is extremely important. Parents normally raise their children in such a way that they can fit into today's, no matter how degraded, age. But they should be educated in the right way so that better conditions can arise in the future.
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One of the principles of the art of education, which should be kept in mind by all those who have plans to raise children, is the following: children should not be raised according to the current state of the human race, but according to its possible better state in the future, that is, according to the ideal and the whole purpose of humanity. This principle is extremely important. Parents normally raise their children in such a way that they can fit into today's, no matter how degraded, age. But they should be educated in the right way so that better conditions can arise in the future.
""A nevelés művészetének egyik elve, amelyet szem előtt kellene tartaniok mindazoknak, akiknek gyermeknevelő terveik vannak, a következő: gyermekeket nem az emberi nem jelenlegi állapota szerint kellene nevelni, hanem a jövőben lehetséges jobb állapota szerint, vagyis az emberiség eszméje és egész rendeltetése szerint. Ez az elv rendkívül nagy fontosságú. A szülők rendesen úgy nevelik gyermekeiket, hogy a mai, bármily romlott korba beilleszkedhessenek. De jobbra kellene őket nevelni, hogy a jövőben ezáltal jobb állapotok keletkezhessenek."