Postby Marianne » Sun May 27, 2007 7:28 am
I think so. Napoleon instituted a standardized, nationwide public education system, and I think an ordinance requiring all provinces to provide primary education to children was passed in 1816 under Louis XVIII.
[Dieu] entend ta voix, ô fille des hommes! aussi bien que celle des constellations; car rien n'est petit pour celui devant lequel rien n'est grand.
- George Sand, Les sept cordes de la lyre