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Muriel Spark. A published source records them saying or writing it.

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“To me education is a leading out of what is already there in the pupil's soul. To Miss Mackay it is a putting in of something that is not there, and that is not what I call education, I call it intrusion.”
— Muriel Spark
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Spark, M. (n.d.). To me education is a leading out of what is already there in the pupil's soul. To Miss Mackay it is a putting in of something that is not there, and that is not what I call education, I call it intrusion. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/2182-to-me-education-is-a-leading-out-of/

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Spark, Muriel. “To me education is a leading out of what is already there in the pupil's soul. To Miss Mackay it is a putting in of something that is not there, and that is not what I call education, I call it intrusion.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/2182-to-me-education-is-a-leading-out-of/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Spark, Muriel. “To me education is a leading out of what is already there in the pupil's soul. To Miss Mackay it is a putting in of something that is not there, and that is not what I call education, I call it intrusion.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/2182-to-me-education-is-a-leading-out-of/.

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