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Lady Mary Wortley Montagu - People commonly educate...

People commonly educate their children as they build their houses, according to some plan they think beautiful, without considering whether it is suited to the purposes for which they are designed. (Lady Mary Wortley Montagu)

People commonly educate their children as they build their houses, according to some plan they think beautiful, without considering whether it is suited to the purposes for which they are designed.

Lady Mary Wortley Montagu

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