John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
7370 James Russell Lowell 1819-1891 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 7370 |
| AUTHOR: | James Russell Lowell (1819–1891) |
| QUOTATION: | It was in making education not only common to all, but in some sense compulsory on all, that the destiny of the free republics of America was practically settled. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Among my Books. First Series. New England two Centuries ago. |