“College doesn\u2019t make fools; it develops them. It doesn\u2019t make bright\n men; it develops them. A fool will turn out a fool, whether he goes to \ncollege or not, though he\u2019ll probably \nturn out a different sort of a fool. And a good, strong boy will turn \nout a bright, strong man whether he\u2019s worn smooth in the \ngrab-what-you-want-and-eat-standing-with-one-eye-skinned-for-the-dog \nschool of the streets and stores, or polished up and slicked down in the\n give-your-order-to-the-waiter-and-get-a-sixteen-course-dinner school of\n the professors. But while the lack of a college education can\u2019t keep \nNo. 1 down, having it boosts No. 2 up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n It\u2019s simply the difference between jump in, rough-and-tumble, \nkick-with-the-heels-and-butt-with-the-head nigger fighting, and this \ngrin-and-look-pleasant, \ndodge-and-save-your-wind-till-you-see-a-chance-to-land-on-the-solar-plexus\n style of the trained athlete. Both styles win fights, but the fellow \nwith a little science is the better man, providing he\u2019s kept his muscle \nhard. If he hasn\u2019t, he\u2019s in a bad way, for his fancy sparring is just \ngoing to aggravate the other fellow so that he\u2019ll eat him up.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
~ George Horace Lorimer, “Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to His Son”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
“College doesn\u2019t make fools; it develops them. It doesn\u2019t make bright men; it develops them. A fool will turn out a fool, whether he goes to college or not, though he\u2019ll probably turn out a different sort of a fool. And a good, strong boy will turn out a bright, strong man whether he\u2019s worn …<\/p>\n