Education is a better safeguard of liberty than a standing army.

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Education is a better safeguard of liberty than a standing army.

Edward Everett

1837

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1837

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Edward Everett

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Everett, Edward. "A Good Idea." Salem Gazette, 14 Mar. 1937.

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