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title: 'Education for the benefit of the mass: painted wall slogan with Eritrean flag, Asmara'
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/eritrea-education-for-the-benefit-of-the-mass-mural-2023/
description: A whitewashed wall carries the painted slogan 'Education for the benefit of the mass' beside two pens and the Eritrean flag on a pole, with a man at the…
section: Collection
---

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# Education for the benefit of the mass: painted wall slogan with Eritrean flag, Asmara

A whitewashed wall carries the painted slogan 'Education for the benefit of the mass' beside two pens and the Eritrean flag on a pole, with a man at the right touching the flag.

## Text on the object

Original (English) · read from the image, not independently checked

```
EDUCATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE MASS
```

Capital letters as painted.

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