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title: 'A Lecture on the Subject of Common Schools'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'Elisha Mitchell'
date: 1834-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Education'
- 'Citizenship and Government'
scriptures:
- 'Deuteronomy 6'
- 'Proverbs 22'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/mitchell-1834-a-lecture-on-the-subject-of-common-schools
---

# A Lecture on the Subject of Common Schools

Elisha Mitchell's 1834 lecture argues that cheaper printing and population growth make widespread education possible and necessary. He urges common schools, limited state support, and taxes to sustain them.

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