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Above all, let the poor hang up the amulet of temperance in their homes.

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
Temperance
Homes
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Poor
Home
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Amulets

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