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Ignorance breeds monsters to fill up the vacancies of the soul that are unoccupied by the verities of knowledge.

Horace Mann

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Horace Mann
Age: 63 †
Born: 1796
Born: May 4
Died: 1859
Died: August 2
American Politician
Lawyer
Politician
University Teacher
Franklin
Massachusetts
Ignorance
Vacancies
Knowledge
Unoccupied
Soul
Verities
Vacancy
Breeds
Monsters
Fill
Ignorant

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