Ulysses S. Grant, special message to the Senate and House of Representatives (30 March 1870).
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The framers of our Constitution firmly believed that a republican government could not endure without intelligence and education generally diffused among the people. The Father of his Country, in his Farewell Address, uses this language.
— United States
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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "The framers of our Constitution firmly believed that a republican government could not endure without intelligence and education generally diffused among the people. The Father of his Country, in his Farewell Address, uses this language." in the context of "Ulysses S. Grant, special message to the Senate and House of Representatives (30 March 1870)." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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