On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
We needed more to learn how to make a good living than to learn Latin and Greek.
Said by
Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “We needed more to learn how to make a good living than to learn Latin and Greek.”
Editor's note · Context
Advocating for practical education for colored people, Douglass argues that acquiring skills for economic self-sufficiency is more crucial than classical academic pursuits.
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