A city must be a place where groups of women and men are seeking and developing the highest things they know.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A city should be a place where both women and men pursue and develop the highest knowledge they possess.
- In plain terms
- Cities ought to let everyone chase the best ideas they have.
- What can you take from it?
- Promote inclusive intellectual growth in urban environments.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How can cities reduce barriers to high-level learning?
- What policies foster gender-balanced intellectual spaces?
Another view
The statement assumes all citizens have access to 'highest things' without addressing barriers.
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