Horace Mann
Horace Mann
Horace Mannwas an American politician and educational reformer. A Whig devoted to promoting speedy modernization, he served in the Massachusetts State legislature. In 1848, after serving as Secretary of the Massachusetts State Board of Education since its creation, he was elected to the United States House of Representatives. Historian Ellwood P. Cubberley asserts:...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth4 May 1796
CityFranklin, MA
CountryUnited States of America
I think it's beginning to be very successful; it was always viewed as a long-term project,
The teacher who is attempting to teach without inspiring the pupil with a desire to learn is hammering on cold iron.
Genius may conceive but patient labor must consummate
We go by the major vote, and if the majority are insane, the sane must go to the hospital.
We must be purposely kind and generous or we miss the best part of life's existence.
Deeds survive the doers.
Time is a seedfield; in youth we sow it with causes; in after life we reap the harvest of effects.
Avoid witticisms at the expense of others.