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Men had better be without education than be educated by their rulers.
— Thomas Hodgskin
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Today is Friday, July 14th, the 195th day of 2023. There are 170 days left in the year. It is Bastille Day, Shark Awareness Day, Pandemonium Day, National Macaroni and Cheese Day, and National Tape Measure Day.
On This Day
In 1789, Parisian revolutionaries stormed and seized control of the armory, fortress, and political prison known as the Bastille.
In 1798, the Sedition Act became law, making it a federal crime to write, publish, or utter false or malicious statements about the United States government.
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