THE TALE OF THE NODDING BRAIN, THE TRUSTING HEAD AND THE LEAKAGE IN THE MANDARIN'S LABYRINTH

changing horses mid-stream, dictating non sense and getting away with it

“Education is for the purpose of acquiring knowledge. The most important thing is the acquisition of knowledge. If you have to use a language which makes the knowledge more easily accessible, you should use that language. Historically, the Europeans learnt Arabic in order to access the knowledge of the Arabs ….. but because of their work they also learnt Greek in order to access the language and knowledge. … so if you want knowledge you have to acquire the language in which the knowledge is available. - Dr Mahathir "

" O your majesty, we have just returned from the land of the wise, and we advise thee that Arabic and Greek are now the language of knowledge. We beseech thee o your majesty, for the good of all, a Royal Proclamation to get all your majesty's loyal subjects to study and learn these two languages, and to punish those who refuse, and to impress upon all that our forefathers made the mistake of choosing the wrong tongue...." - National Brains Trust on Education report?