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Education must bring the practice as nearly as possible to the theory. As the children now are, so will the sovereigns soon be.

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
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