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Horace Mann: “Is there not one spot where we can stand side by side, as friends, sympathize with each other, and act together in…”

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Is there not one spot where we can stand side by side, as friends, sympathize with each other, and act together in harmony?
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Horace Mann
Free Soil · Massachusetts

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Mann expresses a desire for mutual understanding and cooperation among individuals with differing views.

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