“This delicate little plant [curiosity], aside from stimulation, stands mainly in need of freedom.
Albert Einstein
Autobiographical Notes (Primary source)
In this essay Einstein offer a reflective, philosophical account of his intellectual development rather than a personal memoir.
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“It is, in fact, nothing short of a miracle that the modern methods of instruction have not yet entirely strangled the holy curiosity of inquiry; for this delicate little plant, aside from stimulation, stands mainly in need of freedom; without this it goes to wrack and ruin without fail.”
Albert Einstein
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