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It is better to have no sight than it is to have no vision.

Helen Keller

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Helen Keller
Age: 87 †
Born: 1880
Born: June 27
Died: 1968
Died: June 1
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Autobiographer
Essayist
Linguist
Orator
Peace Activist
Political Activist
Suffragette
Trade Unionist
Writer
Tuscumbia
Alabama
Helen Adams Keller
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Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye.
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I thank God for my handicaps. For through them, I have found myself, my work and my God.
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