Who said “Teaching is not a lost art, but the regard for it is a lost tradition.”?

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Jacques Barzun. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceTeacher in America (Boston: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1945), ch. 1

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Barzun, J. (n.d.). Teaching is not a lost art, but the regard for it is a lost tradition. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/27831-teaching-is-not-a-lost-art-but-the/

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Barzun, Jacques. “Teaching is not a lost art, but the regard for it is a lost tradition.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/27831-teaching-is-not-a-lost-art-but-the/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Barzun, Jacques. “Teaching is not a lost art, but the regard for it is a lost tradition.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/27831-teaching-is-not-a-lost-art-but-the/.

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