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Parents — and teachers too — are woefully short-sighted when they try to protect the child from his mistakes, when they make the 'right answer' more important than the quest for knowledge and good judgment. For what is not learned within one’s self cannot be learned from another.

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John Sidney Blyth Barrymore

John Sidney Blyth Barrymore

John Sidney Blyth Barrymore (February 15, 1882 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - May 29, 1942 in Los Angeles, California), was an American actor.

He gained fame as a stage actor, lauded for his portrayals of Hamlet and Richard III, and is frequently called the greatest actor of his generation. He was the brother of Lionel Barrymore and Ethel Barrymore, and the grandfather of Drew Barrymore.

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