Question

read the quotation from horace mann. then, answer the questions. \...it may be safely affirmed that the common school...may become the most effective and benignant beneficial of all forces of civilization.\ -horace mann, 1848 what did horace mann mean by \forces of civilization\? forces that could make people better citizens forces that could make people better leaders forces that could make people more wealthy complete mann was arguing for the improvement of education prison conditions working conditions

Explanation:

Horace Mann emphasized the role of the Common School. Since the question is about interpreting his quote, we look at the context. The first part of the quote mentions the Common School. In the options for what he was arguing for, education is related to schools. For the "forces of civilization" part, making people better citizens aligns with the educational goal of creating informed and responsible members of society.

Answer:

For the first question: forces that could make people better citizens.
For the second question: education.