What did Noah Webster criticize about American society?
Its economic policy
Its foreign policy
Its need of an intellectual foundation
Its stance on human rights
Answer
Noah Webster believed that American society needed a more solid intellectual foundation. He felt that the country needed to have a common language, a common history, and a common culture. He believed that this would help to create a more unified and stable society.
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