Quotation by

Theodore Roosevelt

To educate a man in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society.

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Understanding this quote AI Analysis

Teaching someone only intellectual skills without guiding their sense of right and wrong can lead to harmful behavior. Without moral education, a person may use their knowledge in ways that damage society rather than help it.

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