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Read the following text very carefully and see what you can understand without looking at the English translation, and see what you understood from it, you can use our Latin dictionary if you want.
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XXVI Suae quisque ipsius doctrinae ius habet, quae de classibus puerilibus est gratuita et praecipua; praeterea doctrina primaria verum necessaria; doctrina, ad artem et munus pertinens, ab omnibus intellegi debet; denique ad ordinem superiorem aeque omnibus pro merito patens. Toti personae maturitati disciplina est dicanda, iurum et libertatum confirmationi et rationi, qua disciplina omnes gentes, omnia genera, omnes religiones intelligenda, observanda, amanda sunt, atque officiis Coniunctarum Gentium favendum ad pacem servandam. Parentium potestas est ut disciplinas, quibus liberi imbuantur, elegant. XXVII Sui quisque ipsius arbitrii ita potestatem habet ut vitae ad societatis doctrinam pertinenti particeps sit et artibus perfruatur, cum scientiae incrementis beneficiisque vehementer studeat. Suae quisque tutelae ius habet morum rationis utilitatis quae ex suis studiis scientiae litterarum artium efficiantur. |
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Article 26 1. Everyone has the right to education. Education shall be free, at least in the elementary and fundamental stages. Elementary education shall be compulsory. Technical and professional education shall be made generally available and higher education shall be equally accessible to all on the basis of merit. 2. Education shall be directed to the full development of the human personality and to the strengthening of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. It shall promote understanding, tolerance and friendship among all nations, racial or religious groups, and shall further the activities of the United Nations for the maintenance of peace. 3. Parents have a prior right to choose the kind of education that shall be given to their children. Article 27 1. Everyone has the right freely to participate in the cultural life of the community, to enjoy the arts and to share in scientific advancement and its benefits. 2. Everyone has the right to the protection of the moral and material interests resulting from any scientific, literary or artistic production of which he is the author. |
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