“He was appalled by the examination system, when it was explained to him; he could not imagine a greater deterrent to the natural wish to learn than this pattern of cramming in information and disgorging it at demand.”

—  Ursula K. Le Guin, Hainish Cycle

Source: Hainish Cycle, (1974), Chapter 5 (p. 127)

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