Who said “Every addition to true knowledge is an addition to human power.”?

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Horace Mann. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceLectures on Education (1855), Lecture 1

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Mann, H. (n.d.). Every addition to true knowledge is an addition to human power. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/33967-every-addition-to-true-knowledge-is-an-addition/

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Mann, Horace. “Every addition to true knowledge is an addition to human power.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/33967-every-addition-to-true-knowledge-is-an-addition/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Mann, Horace. “Every addition to true knowledge is an addition to human power.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/33967-every-addition-to-true-knowledge-is-an-addition/.

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