those universal experiences which fall
to the lot of all men, and which are,
in the long run, the prime sources
and instruments of human educa-
tion.

The interpretations of life which
each of these races has left us are
revelations both of race character and
of life itself; they embody the high-
est thought, the deepest feeling, the
most searching experiences, the keen-
est suffering, the most strenuous ac-
tivity. In these interpretations are
expressed and represented the inner
and essential life of each race; in
them the soul of the elder world sur-
vives. Now, these interpretations
constitute, in their highest forms, not
only the supreme art of the world,
but they are also the richest educa-
tional material accessible to men.
Information and discipline may be

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