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To secure the abolition of his freedom, the growth of his mind must be abolished.
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gutenberg.orgHorace Mann: “To secure the abolition of his freedom, the growth of his mind must be abolished.”
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Mann states that to maintain slavery, the intellectual growth of enslaved individuals must be suppressed.
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