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He who shuts out truth, by the same act opens the door to all the error that supplies its place.

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Horace Mann
Age: 63 †
Born: 1796
Born: May 4
Died: 1859
Died: August 2
American Politician
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Politician
University Teacher
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Massachusetts
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