"Great books are written for Christianity much oftener than great deeds are done for it. City libraries tell us of the reign of Jesus Christ but city streets tell us of the reign of Satan."

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Source: Horace Mann (1867). “Thoughts”, p.192

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Horace Mann was an American educational reformer known for advocating public education and establishing the first state board of education in the U.S.

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