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I want them to send their children to the public schools, to pay their share of the cost, and when their young men and women are suitable, are intelligent, liberal persons, attached to the school system, I want some of them to be employed as teachers.
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George F. Hoar
Massachusetts

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Hoar emphasizes the importance of public education and the involvement of diverse communities in teaching.

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