Quote#Children
Permit me first to present some facts in regard to the situation of…
Quote byCatharine Beecher · 1800–1878
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: "The Evils Suffered by American Women and American Children" (1846).
English (original)
Permit me first to present some facts in regard to the situation of an immense number of young children in this land, for whom your sympathies at this time are sought. Few are aware of the deplorable destitution of our country in regard to the education of the rising generation, or of the long train of wrongs and sufferings endured by multitudes of young children from this neglect.
— Catharine Beecher
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