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They must build schoolhouses to develop the minds of their children, and churches to cultivate their morals.
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gutenberg.orgHorace Mann: “They must build schoolhouses to develop the minds of their children, and churches to cultivate their morals.”
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Mann advocates for building schools and churches to foster education and morality in society.
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