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title: 'Statement by J. Gresham Machen on the Proposed Department of Education'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
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authors:
- 'J. Gresham Machen'
date: 1926-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '20th century'
topics:
- 'Education'
- 'Citizenship and Government'
- 'Politics'
scriptures:
- 'Romans 13'
- 'Deuteronomy 6'
- 'Proverbs 22'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/20th-century/machen-1926-statement-by-j-gresham-machen-on-the-proposed-department-of-education
---

# Statement by J. Gresham Machen on the Proposed Department of Education

1926 testimony by J. Gresham Machen opposing a federal Department of Education. He warns federal control and standardization threaten parental rights and liberty.

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