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After a child has arrived at the legal age for attending school,-whether he be the child of noble or of peasant,-the only two absolute grounds of exemption from attendance are sickness and death.

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
Child
Grounds
Age
Peasants
Whether
Arrived
Death
Sickness
Two
Legal
Exemption
School
Absolutes
Attendance
Children
Absolute
Peasant
Noble
Attending

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