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Debating clubs among boys are very useful, not only as affording pleasant meetings and interesting discussions, but also as serving for training grounds for developing the knowledge and the qualities that are needed in public life.
Debating clubs among boys are very useful, not only as affording pleasant meetings and interesting discussions, but also as serving for training grounds for developing the knowledge and the qualities that are needed in public life.
Approximate author period: c. 1890 AD · industrial
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- Annie Besant
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- Approximate author period: c. 1890 AD · industrial
Approximate author-period evidence for Annie Besant: life dates 1847 to 1933. Wikidata Q464318, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q464318 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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