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title: 'Congress and the Education of the People'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'William Henry Ruffner'
date: 1880-03-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Education'
- 'Citizenship and Government'
- 'United States'
scriptures:
- 'Proverbs 22'
- 'Isaiah 1'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/ruffner-1880-congress-and-the-education-of-the-people
---

# Congress and the Education of the People

Argues for federal aid to public education funded by public-land proceeds, denounces land monopolies and political resistance, and urges popular support for reform.

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