The statistics show that a large majority die under five years of age. What would we think of a schoolmaster who killed the most of his pupils the first day? (Robert G. Ingersoll)

The statistics show that a large majority die under five years of age. What would we think of a schoolmaster who killed the most of his pupils the first day?

Robert G. Ingersoll

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