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by Benjamin Franklin - 1804 - 59 pages
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American Indians: Answers to Today's Questions

Jack Utter - History - 2001 - 522 pages
...O'Brien 1989, p. 239). We know you highly esteem the kind of Learning taught in these colleges, and the maintenance of our young men, while with you,...proposal; and we thank you heartily. But you who are so wise must know that different Nations have different conceptions of things; and \/on will not therefore...
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The Creation of the Future: The Role of the American University

Frank Harold Trevor Rhodes - Education, Higher - 2001 - 300 pages
...young braves to Williamsburg College. The reply from the Native American community went as follows: We thank you heartily. But you, who are wise, must...will therefore not take it amiss, if our ideas of education happen not to be the same as yours. We have had some experience with it. Several of our young...
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Building a New System: Colonial America, 1607-1763

Education - 2003 - 374 pages
...It reads: "Sirs: "We know that you highly esteem the kind of learning taught in Colleges, and that the Maintenance of our young Men, while with you, would be very expensive to you. We are convinc'd, therefore, that you mean to do us Good by your Proposal; and we thank you heartily, But...
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Education as Enforcement: The Militarization and Corporatization of Schools

Kenneth J. Saltman, David Gabbard - Education - 2003 - 370 pages
...pertinent today: We know that you highly esteem the kind of learning taught in those colleges, that the maintenance of our young men, while with you, would be very expensive to you. We are convinced that you mean to do us good by your proposal; and we thank you heartily. But you, who are wise, must...
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Alaska Native Political Leadership and Higher Education: One University, Two ...

Michael Jennings - Education - 2004 - 200 pages
...Managers of Virtue, and Tyack and Kantor, cds., Work, Youth, and Schooling. Education, Economy, Empire You, who are wise, must know that different Nations...take it amiss, if our ideas of this kind of Education happens not to he the same as yours. We have had some experience of it; Several of our young people...
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Franklin: The Autobiography and Other Writings on Politics, Economics, and ...

Benjamin Franklin - Biography & Autobiography - 2004 - 446 pages
...with you, would he verv espensive to you. We arc convinc'd therefore that you mean to do us Good hy your Proposal, and we thank you heartily. But you who are wise must know, that differem Nations have differem Conceptions of Things, and you will therefore not take it amiss if our...
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Alaska Native Political Leadership and Higher Education: One University, Two ...

Michael Jennings - Education - 2004 - 200 pages
...irtne, and Fyack and Kantor, eds., Work, Youth, and Sehooling. Education, Economy, Empire }'o», who ,m wise, must know that different Nations have different Conceptions of things; and yon will therefore not take it amiss, if our ideas of this kind of Education happens not to be the...
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The Enslavement of the American Indian in Colonial Times

Barbara Olexer - History - 2005 - 260 pages
...quotes his speech: "...We know you highly esteem the kind of Learning taught in these Colleges, and the maintenance of our young Men, while with you,...Proposal and we thank you heartily. But you who are so wise must know that different Nations have different Conceptions of things; and you will not therefore...
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Eastern Band Cherokee Women: Cultural Persistence in Their Letters and Speeches

Virginia Moore Carney - Social Science - 2005 - 256 pages
...following letter: Sirs, We know that you highly esteem the kind of learning taught in Colleges, and that the Maintenance of our young Men, while with you, would be very expensive to you. We are convinc'd, therefore, that you mean to do us Good by your Proposal; and we thank you heartily. But...
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Indigenous Education and Empowerment: International Perspectives

Ismael Abu-Saad, Duane Champagne - Education - 2006 - 212 pages
...June 17, 1744: We know that you highly esteem the kind of learning taught in those colleges, and that the Maintenance of our young Men, while with you, would be very expensive to you. We are convinced, that you mean to do us Good by your Proposal; and we thank you heartily. But you, who are wise must...
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