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"If we have to give up religion or education, we should give up education." - William Jennings Bryan (former presidential candidate of the early 20th century). The schism of the 1600s between Purtians who supported scholarship, vs evangelicals who snubbed their noses at any form of secular learning growing ever more militant, and dangerous by the time of the scopes monkey trial (of which Bryan prosecuted).
— May 15, 2026 08:53PM
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Michael
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Statement on "abnormal" children From the United States Office of Education (1950s) - "A considerable number of children...deviate sufficiently from mental, physical, and behavioral norms to require special educational provision. Among them are the blind, the deaf and the hard of hearing, the speech defective, the crippled, the delicate, the epileptic, the mentally deficient and the extraordinarily gifted."
— May 25, 2026 08:39PM
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Religion in the United States started with a schism that rejected leadership and diluted itself to convert others out of practicality. This practicality combined well with the early American businessman who saw himself as "self made" and not in need of a formal education which was viewed as lacking monetary or technical value. These two factors all but guaranteed most Americans would view art/intellect as useless.
— May 20, 2026 08:49PM
