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There can be no more ancient and traditional american value than ignorance. english-only speakers brought it with them to this country three centuries ago, and they quickly imposed it on the africans--who were not allowed to learn to read and write--and on the native americans, who were simply not allowed.
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There Can Be No More Ancient And

Barbara Ehrenreich
There can be no more ancient and traditional american value than ignorance. english-only speakers brought it with them to this country three centuries ago, and they quickly imposed it on the africans--who were not allowed to learn to read and write--and on the native americans, who were simply not allowed.
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