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Can any man give a reason why Norfolk should not have grown like New York, other than the difference in the institutions of the people?
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gutenberg.orgHorace Mann: “Can any man give a reason why Norfolk should not have grown like New York, other than the difference in the institutions…”
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Mann questions why Norfolk did not develop like New York, attributing the difference to the institutions and education of the people.
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