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Together with the works of mercy, feeding, sheltering, and clothing our brothers, we must indoctrinate.

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Dorothy Day
Age: 83 †
Born: 1897
Born: November 8
Died: 1980
Died: November 29
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Peace Activist
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I too complain ceaselessly in my heart and in my words too. My very life is a protest. Against government, for instance.
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