According to Gatto, who said the following?: "We want one class to have a liberal education. We want another class, a very much larger class of necessity, to forgo the privilege of a liberal education and fit themselves to perform specific difficult manual tasks."

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Carson Weaver

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29 August, 09:21

According to Gatto, who said the following?: "We want one class to have a liberal education. We want another class, a very much larger class of necessity, to forgo the privilege of a liberal education and fit themselves to perform specific difficult manual tasks."

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Jacquelyn · Answer 1

Woodrow Wilson.

Explanation:

John Taylor Gatto was an American writer and a school teacher; devoting 30 years of his life in the profession of teaching. After resigning he wrote extensively criticising the modern system of forced education.

The given quote was said by Woodrow Wilson in is speech titled "The Meaning of a Liberal Education" delivered on 9th January 1909. The speech was delivered to the audience at the New York City High School Teachers Association.

In his book, Gatto used this quote mentioning about the education.

So, the correct answer is Woodrow Wilson.