I was induced to establish ...

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.
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 Joseph Lancaster

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The institution of a public library, containing books on education, would be well adapted for the information of teachers, many of whom are not able to purchase expensive publications on those subjects.
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 Joseph Lancaster
The same stimulus that animates men to action, will have a proportionate effect on juvenile minds.
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 Joseph Lancaster