The whole people must take upon themselves the education of the whole people, and must be willing to bear the expenses of it. There should not be a district of one mile square, without a school in it, not founded by a charitable individual, but maintained at the public expense of the people themselves.


The Works of John Adams, Second President of the United States (ed. 1854)

John Adams Quotes

The whole people must take upon themselves the education of the whole people, and must be willing to bear the expenses of it. There should not be a...

The whole people must take upon themselves the education of the whole people, and must be willing to bear the expenses of it. There should not be a...

The whole people must take upon themselves the education of the whole people, and must be willing to bear the expenses of it. There should not be a...

The whole people must take upon themselves the education of the whole people, and must be willing to bear the expenses of it. There should not be a...