Louis B. WrightNobody in Colonial America, to be sure, believed that society owed every child the ultimate in education, but intelligence, industry, and thrift combined with ambition got many a poor man's son into the colonial colleges.
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In the 18th century, for a country to have a well-educated populace was almost a prerequisite for being a successful nation. If one was not educated, the chances were that you would be a backwoods farmer. During the colonial era, education was available to all, but it was not free. In fact, there were many ways that people could afford to pay for their own education.
In America, people paid their way by working hard and being smart with money they earned from their jobs. This idea of education as something that could be purchased is still very much alive today.
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