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I have depended on books not only for pleasure and for the wisdom they bring to all who read, but also for that knowledge which comes to others through their eyes and their ears.

Helen Keller

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Helen Keller
Age: 87 †
Born: 1880
Born: June 27
Died: 1968
Died: June 1
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Alabama
Helen Adams Keller
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health in all lands is among the indispensable guarantees of human progress.
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Ignorance, poverty, and greed must disappear so that light can prevail in all places.
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