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Whoever intercepts knowledge, therefore, on its passage to a human soul; whoever strikes down the hand that is outstretched to grasp it, is guilty of one of the most heinous of offences.
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Mann condemns those who obstruct the flow of knowledge to individuals, labeling it a grave offense.
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