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No other form of violence is legitimate. It is never acceptable to use violence to solve a problem. Whether personal or political.

Gloria Steinem

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Gloria Steinem
Age: 90
Born: 1934
Born: March 25
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Toledo
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Gloria Marie Steinem
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