And now the old objections are revived, and made to do service again, in order to defeat the effort for common schools,--being schools founded on the very principle of Equal Rights recognized in the elective franchise, in the court-room, and in the street-car.
This quote illustrates how old arguments against equality are being revived to oppose educational reforms based on equal rights.
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