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that, out of nearly 500 high-school students in her class, leas than a dozen recognised Patrick Henry's stirring declaration “Give Me Liberty, or Give Me DeathF’. The teacher continued “If they today's history iboolcs forty years

ago I certainly jwouldn’t be a his* tory teacher noyr full of anecdo' 1 mous sayings tory full of ' spiration. All thj is gone now.”

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given above, in 14 old (pre 1020) history text books. He found No. 1 in 11; No. 2 in 8; No. S in 7; No. 4 in 1*; and No. 5 in 12. TTien he looked through 45 model n text books. He found No. 1 In <nly 1; No. 2 in none; No. 8 in mme; No. 4 in 2; and No, 5 in 8. In other words they’ve just abou disappeared.

"The personality began to disappear from our texts just after the first World War. The biggest

single reason forj the disappear^ ance was lack of |pace. Individual

instances of patriotism and gal* lantry, however imfcirational to young readers, were allowed to be crowded out of thi texts.”