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We go by the major vote, and if the majority are insane, the sane must go to the hospital.

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
Insane
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Majority
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Hospital
Hospitals
Sane

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