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I know that the leading and most valued article in your creed is the sacredness and security of human freedom.
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gutenberg.orgHorace Mann: “I know that the leading and most valued article in your creed is the sacredness and security of human freedom.”
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Mann acknowledges the fundamental belief in the sanctity of human freedom as a core principle of his audience's creed.
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