Quote by: Edmund Barton

If it is the duty of the State to educate, it is the duty of the State also to bear the burden of education, namely, the taxation out of which education is provided.


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  • NameEdmund Barton
  • DescriptionFirst Prime Minister of Australia and founding justice of the High Court of Australia
  • AliasesSir Edmund Barton
  • BornJanuary 18, 1849
  • DiedJanuary 7, 1920
  • CountryAustralia
  • ProfessionPolitician; Diplomat
  • AwardsOrder Of The Rising Sun, 1st Class; Knight Grand Cross Of The Order Of St Michael And St George