Education has a tremendous power on man. Can't we see to which astonishing disciple the people of Sparta have submitted for centuries, and this with a view to very petty purposes: purely outer greatness, the military predominance of Sparta. This example proves that man can everything on themselves when they want it; therefore it would only be a question of making them will the good.

Words of a Sage : Selected thoughts of African Spir (1937)