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I cannot deny,--would to God that I could,--that we still have vices and vicious men amongst us.
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gutenberg.orgHorace Mann: “I cannot deny,--would to God that I could,--that we still have vices and vicious men amongst us.”
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Mann acknowledges the presence of vices and immoral individuals in society, expressing a desire for improvement.
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