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unlettered

[uhn-let-erd] / ʌnˈlɛt ərd /












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Federal Judge Elmer Dundy ruled that “the Indian is a ‘person’ ” under the Constitution — but not without also referring to Native Americans as a “weak, insignificant, unlettered, and generally despised race.”

From Washington Post

“He suffers the pangs of poverty of intellect. His perception is clouded. . . . He’s an empty-headed, long-eared, bleary-eyed, awkward, untutored, unlettered, hopeless misprint.”

From Washington Post

Through ardor, he preached, the ordinary unlettered Jew could feel the equal of a scholar.

From New York Times

Imagine if, a century ago, Americans had been asked to “consent” to the annual influx of Irish, Italian, Jewish and other immigrants — who were then widely regarded as unlettered and unwashed.

From Washington Post

“If the authorities are serious about a proper and fair process they should not hold the threat of a time-bound process over the heads of poor and unlettered people,” said Setalvad.

From The Guardian