“All the forms of civil polity have been tried by mankind, except one, and that seems to have been reserved in Providence to be realized in America.”
Quote by Ezra Stiles
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Ezra Stiles
Ezra Stiles was a prominent American educator and theologian, serving as the president of Yale College from 1778 to 1795. He is recognized for his contributions to the advancement of higher education in the United States and his efforts to reform the curriculum at Yale. Stiles was also a significant figure in the American Revolution and a fervent abolitionist. more
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