A Quote by Henry George

A good, very good, not to say admirable schoolmaster, but then he is only a schoolmaster.

Henry George

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Henry George
American - Economist
September 2, 1839 - October 29, 1897

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Graham Chapman

John Howard Davies was not a very human person... if you made a mistake of any kind, any sort of pause in speech, he would treat you rather as if he was a schoolmaster.

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The Law of God in the Christian religion is the schoolmaster that leads us to Christ.