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Compulsory Education Speech by Douglass High Student
Arthur Diggs of Douglass High School delivers a graduating oration on May 31 emphasizing that intelligent, virtuous, and busy citizens secure the blessings of liberty. He argues government must compel education to protect society, cites preamble, highlights the link between literacy and national strength, and notes dangers of ignorance and parental neglect in shaping the race’s future.
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Arthur Diggs
Douglass High School
Columbia Mo
Booker T Washington
Sparta
Athens
United States