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| 101: O ye who have peace of soul! Among the divine … | 
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     O ye who have peace of soul!  Among the divine 
Texts as set forth in the Most Holy Book and also in other 
Tablets is this:  it is incumbent upon the father and mother 
to train their children both in good conduct and the study of 
books; study, that is, to the degree required, so that no child, 
whether girl or boy, will remain illiterate.  Should the father 
 
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fail in his duty he must be compelled to discharge his 
responsibility, and should he be unable to comply, let the 
House of Justice take over the education of the children; in 
no case is a child to be left without an education.  This is one 
of the stringent and inescapable commandments to neglect 
which would draw down the wrathful indignation of 
Almighty God.  
 
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