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Can any opinion be so false to the constitution, as this bill to humanity?
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gutenberg.orgHorace Mann: “Can any opinion be so false to the constitution, as this bill to humanity?”
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Mann questions the morality of a legislative bill that he believes contradicts human rights.
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