When the panting and thirsting soul first drinks the delicious waters of truth; when the moral and intellectual tastes and desires first seize the fragrant fruits that flourish in the garden of knowledge; then does the child catch a glimpse and foretaste of heaven.
Horace Mann reflects on the transformative power of knowledge and truth for children.
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A southern slave stands higher, politically, than a northern laborer, if the latter must vote as his employer dictates.
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Men of Massachusetts! moral and religious men! lovers of freedom and of your country, were you prepared for this?
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