If any man seeks for greatness, let him forget greatness and ask for truth, and he will find both.

Horace Mann

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Horace Mann (May 4, 1796 – August 2, 1859) was an American educational reformer, slavery abolitionist and Whig politician known for his commitment to promoting public education; although not the most prominent education reformer of his era (see for example, Henry Barnard, Calvin Stowe, Samuel Lewis, or Catharine Beecher) he...

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