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One thing I certainly never was made for, and that is to put principles on and off at the dictation of a party, as a lackey changes his livery at his master's command.

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Great books are written for Christianity much oftener than great deeds are done for it. City libraries tell us of the reign of Jesus Christ but city streets tell us of the reign of Satan.

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Horace Mann

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Born: May 4, 1796
Died: August 2, 1859 (aged 63)
Bio: Horace Mann was an American politician and educational reformer. A Whig devoted to promoting speedy modernization, he served in the Massachusetts State Legislature.
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  1. Life and works of Horace Mann
  2. Slavery: Letters and Speeches (1851)
  3. The Republic and the school
  4. On the Art of Teaching
  5. Lectures on Education (1845)
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