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Chris Smith: knowledge makes a man unfit to be a slave. It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.

On the recordMay 1, 2017
knowledge makes a man unfit to be a slave. It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Smith quotes Kenneth Morris on the legacy of Frederick Douglass and the importance of education.

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