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Adam Smith, Book 5, Ch. 1, pt. 3, article 2, Education of Youth Practice Questions

Smith argued that education should be ______________________________. *

a. financed by general revenue from the government

b. largely self-financed

c. either a. or b.

Smith believed it was appropriate to _______________________. *

a. establish a small school in every district

b. provide education without charging a fee

c. establish schools only at private expense

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