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George William Curtis was an American writer born on February 24, 1824, and died on August 31, 1892. He was known for his essays and editorial work, serving as the editor of Harper's Magazine, which had a significant impact on the literary world.

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“The test of civilization is the estimate of woman. Among savages she is a slave. In the dark ages of Christianity she is a toy and a sentimental goddess. With increasing moral light, and greater liberty, and more universal justice, she begins to develop as an equal human being.”

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“The sure foundations of the state are laid in knowledge, not in ignorance; and every sneer at education, at culture, at book learning, which is the recorded wisdom of the experience of mankind, is the demagogue's sneer at intelligent liberty, inviting national degeneracy and ruin.”

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“Our common liberty is consecrated by a common sorrow.”

Common Liberty Sorrow

Book:Proceedings at the Centennial Celebration of Concord Fight, April 19, 1875

Source: Proceedings at the Centennial Celebration of Concord Fight, April 19, 1875

About the Author

Born: February 24, 1824
Died: August 31, 1892
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 48

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