James Truslow Adams

"There are obviously two educations. One should teach us how to make a living and the other how to live. Surely these should never be confused in the mind of any man who has the slightest inlinkng of what culture is. For most of us it is essential that we should make a living... In the complications of modern life and with our increased accumulation of knowledge, it doubtless helps greatly to compress some years of experience into far fewer years by studying for a particular trade or profession in an institution."

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Source: To 'Be' or to 'DO' Forum, Volume LXXXI, No. 6, June 1929.

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James Truslow Adams

James Truslow Adams

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James Truslow Adams was an American writer and historian, best known for coining the term 'American Dream' in his book 'The Epic of America.'

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