Who said “Public schools are the nurseries of all vice and immorality.”?

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Henry Fielding. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceJoseph Andrews (1742), Book III, Ch. 5

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Fielding, H. (n.d.). Public schools are the nurseries of all vice and immorality. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/14238-public-schools-are-the-nurseries-of-all-vice/

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Fielding, Henry. “Public schools are the nurseries of all vice and immorality.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/14238-public-schools-are-the-nurseries-of-all-vice/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Fielding, Henry. “Public schools are the nurseries of all vice and immorality.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/14238-public-schools-are-the-nurseries-of-all-vice/.

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