Quote by Albert Jay Nock on Pedantry and Knowledge

„Perhaps the prevalence of pedantry may be largely accounted for by the common error of thinking that, because useful knowledge should be remembered, any kind of knowledge that is at all worth learning should be remembered too.“

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Albert Jay Nock was an American libertarian author, editor, educational theorist, Georgist, and social critic.

The quote criticizes the misconception that all knowledge must be remembered simply because useful knowledge should be retained.


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Albert Jay Nock quote about pedantry, useful knowledge, and remembering what is worth learning

Albert Jay Nock (1870–1945) was a prominent American writer and social critic known for his libertarian views and critique of the state. He was also an editor and educational theorist and supported the economic philosophy of Georgism.

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"Depend upon it there comes a time when for every addition of knowledge you forget something that you knew before. It is of the highest importance, therefore, not to have useless facts elbowing out the useful ones." Arthur Conan Doyle
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