He must not be educated, lest with education should come a knowledge of his natural rights, and the means of escape or the power of vengeance.
Horace Mann: “He must not be educated, lest with education should come a knowledge of his natural rights, and the means of escape or…”
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Mann warns that educating enslaved individuals could lead to their awareness of rights and desires for freedom.
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