American teachers have one indisputable advantage over foreign ones; … — John Philip Sousa

American teachers have one indisputable advantage over foreign ones; they understand the American temperament and can judge its unevenness, its lights and its shadows.

John Philip SousaMusician · American · 1854 – 1932

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