Quote#Wisdom
Forts, arsenals, garrisons, armies, navies, are means of security and…
Quote byHorace Mann · 1796–1859
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Common School Journal, Vol. III, No. 17 (1 September 1841).
English (original)
Forts, arsenals, garrisons, armies, navies, are means of security and defence, which were invented in half-civilized times and in feudal or despotic countries; but schoolhouses are the republican line of fortifications, and if they are dismantled and dilapidated, ignorance and vice will pour in their legions through every breach.
— Horace Mann
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