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I would not be gotten into a schoolhouse until I was eight years old. Nor did I accomplish much after I started.
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"I would not be gotten into a schoolhouse until I was eight years old. Nor did I accomplish much after I started. I doubt if I had gone to school six months in all when my father died. I was fourteen at the time"

- Sam Houston

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This quote by Sam Houston talks to the illiteracy he received as a child. He was not permitted to go to school until he was 8 years old, and even then he did not accomplish much. He recommends that he had actually just participated in school for six months in overall before his daddy died when he was fourteen. This suggests that he had extremely little official education, and was mostly self-taught. This quote talks to the significance of education, and how it can shape a person's life. It likewise speaks to the importance of access to education, and how it can be a figuring out consider a person's success. Sam Houston's quote is a suggestion of the importance of education, and how it can open up chances for people.

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Sam Houston This quote is written / told by Sam Houston between March 2, 1793 and July 26, 1863. He was a famous Politician from USA. The author also have 11 other quotes.

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