Laurent Clerc Quote

Every decent man, and every real gentleman in particular, ought to apply himself, above all things, to the study of his native language, so as to express his ideas with ease and gracefulness.


Statement of 1864, quoted in Pamphlets on the Deaf, Dumb & Blind


Every decent man, and every real gentleman in particular, ought to apply himself, above all things, to the study of his native language, so as to...

Every decent man, and every real gentleman in particular, ought to apply himself, above all things, to the study of his native language, so as to...

Every decent man, and every real gentleman in particular, ought to apply himself, above all things, to the study of his native language, so as to...

Every decent man, and every real gentleman in particular, ought to apply himself, above all things, to the study of his native language, so as to...