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To be free you must afford freedom to your neighbor, regardless of race, color, creed, or national origin, and that sometimes, for some, is very difficult.

Helen Gahagan Douglas

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Helen Gahagan Douglas
Age: 79 †
Born: 1900
Born: November 25
Died: 1980
Died: June 28
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