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The best doctrine may become the worst, if imperfectly understood, erroneously interpreted, or superstitiously followed.

Anna Leonowens

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Anna Leonowens
Age: 83 †
Born: 1831
Born: November 6
Died: 1915
Died: January 19
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Anna Harriette Leonowens
Ann Hariett Emma Edwards
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