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Horace Mann

Horace Mann





Birthdate: May 4, 1796
Birthplace: Franklin, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Date of Death: August 2, 1859

Occupation: Education Reformer, Lawyer, and Politician
Profile: Member of the U.S. House of Representatives (April 3, 1848 to March 3, 1853).

Website: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horace_Mann
Number of Quotes: 1





Education, then, beyond all other devices of human origin, is a great equalizer of conditions of men - the balance wheel of the social machinery ... It does better than to disarm the poor of their hostility toward the rich; it prevents being poor.

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