It is true, there was no public-school system, and the reason for it was very plain. The wealth of the upper classes enabled them to have private tutors.
-- John Sergeant Wise
   
John Sergeant Wise   Name:
John Sergeant Wise
Type:
Author
Nationality:
American
Birth:
December 27, 1846
Death:
May 12, 1913
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