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There is not a good work which the hand of man has ever undertaken, which his heart has ever conceived, which does not require a good education for its helper.

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
Education
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