The American Idea (Classic Reprint): As Expounded by American Statesmen: As Expounded by American Statesmen (Classic Reprint) - Tapa blanda

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Since the reign oi the people must there fore prevail, and their voice be accepted as if it were indeed the voice of the highest or anarchy ensue, it follows that the most im perative duty of the State is the universal education of the masses. Demos must be trained to the,highest possible standard of enlightenment on pain of certain disaster. NO money which can be usefully Spent for this indispensable end should be denied. Public sentiment should, on the contrary, approve the doctrine that the more that can be judiciously spent, the better for the coun try. There is no insurance Of nations so cheap as the enlightenment of the people.

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