preach, my dear Sir, a crusade against ignorance; establish & improve …

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preach, my dear Sir, a crusade against ignorance; establish & improve the law for educating the common people. ✨ Thomas Jefferson, Henry Augustine Washington (1859). The Writings of Thomas Jefferson: Correspondence, p.8
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preach, my dear Sir, a crusade against ignorance; establish & improve the law for educating the common people. ✨ Thomas Jefferson, Henry Augustine Washington (1859). The Writings of Thomas Jefferson: Correspondence, p.8

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