Some know the value of education by having it. I know it's value by no…

Frederick Douglass
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Some know the value of education by having it. I know it's value by not having it. ✨ Frederick Douglass (2016). The Essential Douglass: Selected Writings and Speeches, p.354, Hackett Publishing
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Some know the value of education by having it. I know it's value by not having it. ✨ Frederick Douglass (2016). The Essential Douglass: Selected Writings and Speeches, p.354, Hackett Publishing

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