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It is because the doors of that hall have been closed to Liberty knocking for admission.
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gutenberg.orgHorace Mann: “It is because the doors of that hall have been closed to Liberty knocking for admission.”
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Mann explains why their meeting is taking place outside the traditional hall of liberty, emphasizing the denial of freedom.
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