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Horace Mann: “If the spirit of thrift does not transgress the limits of honor and duty, it is not only right but laudable.”

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If the spirit of thrift does not transgress the limits of honor and duty, it is not only right but laudable.
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Horace Mann
Free Soil · Massachusetts

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Mann argues that the pursuit of wealth is commendable as long as it aligns with honor and duty.

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