...model, and set to do exactly the work prescribed for it, but a tree, which requires to grow and develope itself on all sides, according to the tendency of the inward forces which make it a i living thing._J s It will probably be conceded that it is desirable people should exercise their...

...need another remedy. CHAPTEE III. RESTRAINT. MILL, in his work on liberty, speaks of human nature as " a tree which requires to grow and develop itself on...of the inward forces which make it a living thing." In most cases an illustration is not meant to be strictly correct, and therefore is not a fair subject...

...healthily, we cannot too carefully remember that "human nature is not a machine, to be built afters model and set to do exactly the work prescribed for...the inward forces which make it a living thing."* 6. — Finally, if it be the State's office " to ensure the conditions necessary for the free growth...

...human nature is not a machine, to be built after a model, and set to do exactly the work required of it, but a tree which requires to grow and develop...of the inward forces which make it a living thing." The want of so-called classical education is a disadvantage to the American student, which requires...

...a considerable loss to exchange for these automatons even the men and women who at present inhabil the more civilized parts of the world, and who assuredly...understandings, and that an intelligent following of custom, or evcu occasionally an intelligent de viation from custom, is better than a blind and simply mechanical...

...it is really important not only what men do, but also what manner of men they are that do it. . . . Human nature is not a machine to be built after a...of the inward forces which make it a living thing." There would, in a purely co-operative state of society, be no struggle, no desire on the part of men...

...Stuart Mill, " human nature is not a machine to be built after a model and set to do a certain work, but a tree which requires to grow and develop itself...of the inward forces which make it a living thing." Would it be possible to change a maple into an oak by cultivation ? Furnish richer soil, remove obstructions...

...energetic. He who lets the world, or his own portion of it, choose his plan of life for him, has no neec of any other faculty than the ape-like one of imitation....living thing. It will probably be conceded that it is de sirable people should exercise their understandings, and that an intelligent following of custom,...

...agent are involved, interference with freedom of action becomes not only needless but hurtful;2 for "human nature is not a machine to be built after a...tendency of the inward forces which make it a living thing."3 The character of each individual member of society is not simply a means to social prosperity,...

...teacher ' s first step toward success. Boys and girls cannot be satisfactorily trained en masse. " Human nature is not a machine to be built after a...of the inward forces which make it a living thing." The individual must be considered. Every teacher has opportunities in each recitation, through interest...