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G. M. Trevelyan

Education... has produced a vast population able to read but unable to distinguish what is worth reading.

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Trevelyan is saying that many people have learned to read, but they lack the skill to choose valuable or meaningful material. This suggests that simply teaching reading does not guarantee the ability to think critically about what is being read.

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