Liberty via submission to reason

Updated: 2026.03.16 6H ago 1 sources
Revive the classical claim that true liberty is not permissive self‑expression but the habituated ability to submit one's appetites to reason and virtue. Framing education as the practice of making minds 'pliable and submissive' to reason recasts debates about freedom, discipline, and civic formation. — If adopted, this framing shifts K‑12 and higher‑education debates from identity and expression toward character formation, with consequences for curriculum, discipline, and civic education.

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Education for Virtue and Liberty
Aaron Alexander Zubia 2026.03.16 100% relevant
The article quotes Turnbull: 'The great secret of education ... is to render young minds pliable and submissive,' and contrasts that program with modern schools that prioritize sentiment and self‑expression.
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