They decided that unpaid leave could only be granted through the decision of a council that consisted almost entirely of scientists who couldn't understand my reasons for wanting to go so. They said no, no unpaid. So I immediately resigned. George Woodcock consistcouncildecide share on social
It even has the same phraseology as the English orders of knighthood, companions and this sort of thing. George Woodcock companionenglishknighthood Change image and share on social
I was unpopular at school just because I was an intellectual. I always answered all the questions off the top of my head but they nevertheless resented because of that. George Woodcock answerheadintellectual Change image and share on social
I believe in that connection between freedom and the city. George Woodcock cityconnectionfreedom Change image and share on social
I began even as a boy to realize how wide the world can be for a man of free intelligence. George Woodcock beginboyfree Change image and share on social
I was editing Canadian Literature. I didn't want to let Canadian Literature go, so they reached a nice compromise by which I received half a professor's salary. George Woodcock canadiancompromiseedit Change image and share on social
My early wounds were the English school system among other things. It wasn't merely the discipline, it was the ways in which boys got what was called the school spirit. George Woodcock boycalldiscipline Change image and share on social
You can be bound by physical things, as I am by certain sicknesses, but nevertheless you can still be free to recognize that all initiatives really come from yourself if you don't depend upon structures of government or structures of any kind. George Woodcock binddependfree share on social
