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I was induced to establish several orders of merit, from conviction that emulation, well directed, becomes a useful servant and, that the latent genius of some youth is more easily brought into action this way, than by the more sordid gratification of self-interest.

Joseph Lancaster

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Joseph Lancaster
Age: 59 †
Born: 1778
Born: November 25
Died: 1838
Died: October 24
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