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Genius may conceive but patient labor must consummate.

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
Labor
Genius
May
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Consummate
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Patient

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