Civic Education Requires Liberal Education

Civic Education Requires Liberal Education
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Are liberal education and civic education related? 

Perhaps the immediate answer is “No.” At its best, a decent liberal education teaches students to think deeply and widely for themselves, opening their minds to the search for the truth about nature and mankind’s most weighty matters. But an education in civics seems to have a more concrete aim: to teach an appreciation for our country and to encourage patriotism.

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