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To know the machine one must know where each part belongs, and what its office is.
Horace Mann
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Horace Mann
Age: 63 †
Born: 1796
Born: May 4
Died: 1859
Died: August 2
American Politician
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University Teacher
Franklin
Massachusetts
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