I must add, in closing, that so far as personal preferences are concerned, I infinitely prefer remaining in my present position, with all its labor and its thanklessness, to any office in the gift of the people.
Horace Mann: “I must add, in closing, that so far as personal preferences are concerned, I infinitely prefer remaining in my present…”
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Mann prefers his current role in education over any political office, highlighting his commitment to the cause.
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