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Quote by Edward Miner Gallaudet

“The same arguments which go to show that knowledge is power, that the condition of a people is improved in proportion as the masses are educated, have their application with equal weight to the deaf.”

Quote by Edward Miner Gallaudet

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Edward Miner Gallaudet
Edward Miner Gallaudet

American deaf educator who dedicated himself to the reform of deaf education and was one of the founders of Gallaudet University, the first deaf university in the United States. more

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