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Moreover, the clergyman and the school-teacher, the two beings who had done so much for colonial civilization on the seaboard, were already becoming important factors in the life of the frontier communities.
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gutenberg.orgTeddy Roosevelt: “Moreover, the clergyman and the school-teacher, the two beings who had done so much for colonial civilization on the…”
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Roosevelt acknowledges the crucial roles of clergymen and schoolteachers in frontier life.
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