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Horace Mann: “Never, never will I raise my hand or my voice to give a vote by which it can or may be extended.”

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Never, never will I raise my hand or my voice to give a vote by which it can or may be extended.
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Horace Mann
Free Soil · Massachusetts

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This statement reflects Mann's unwavering resolve against any vote that would allow the extension of slavery.

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