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Horace Mann

Horace Mann

Horace Mann (May 4, 1796 – August 2, 1859) was an American education reformist. As a politician he served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1827 to 1833. He served in the Massachusetts Senate from 1834 to 1837. In 1848, after serving as Secretary of the Massachusetts State Board of Education since its creation, he was elected to the US House of Representatives.

A human being is not attaining his full heights until he is educated.
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Education then, beyond all other devices of human origin, is the great equalizer of the conditions of men, the balance-wheel of the social machinery.
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Generosity during life is a very different thing from generosity in the hour of death; one proceeds from genuine liberality and benevolence, the other from pride or fear.
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Education is our only political safety. Outside of this ark all is deluge.
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Education alone can conduct us to that enjoyment which is, at once, best in quality and infinite in quantity.
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Every addition to true knowledge is an addition to human power.
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A teacher who is attempting to teach without inspiring the pupil with a desire to learn is hammering on cold iron.
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The teacher who is attempting to teach without inspiring the pupil with a desire to learn is hammering on cold iron.
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