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“Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for humanity.”

Posted on December 3, 2009 by Betty Londergan

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This quote by Horace Mann was the motto of the small, great Antioch College, my dad’s beloved alma mater, and the inspiration for my blog, coming soon on January 1, 2010. Stay tuned!!!

Posted in Charities, Environment Tagged Antioch College, Horace Mann, my dad

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