Ignorance breeds monsters to fill up the vacancies of the soul that are unoccupied by the verities of knowledge.

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Horace Mann was a 18th-century American educational reformer and politician. Horace Mann was an American educational reformer, slavery abolitionist and Whig politician known for his commitment to promoting public education; he is thus also known as The Father of American Education. In 1848, after public service as Secretary of the Massachusetts State Board of Education, Mann was elected to the United States House of Representatives (1848–1853). Read more on Wikipedia →

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  • Knowledge — The pursuit of learning, understanding, and intellectual growth

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