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True freedom is to share All the chains our brothers wear, And, with heart and hand, to be Earnest to make others free!

James Russell Lowell

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James Russell Lowell
Age: 72 †
Born: 1819
Born: February 22
Died: 1891
Died: August 12
Diplomat
Essayist
Journalist
Literary Critic
Poet
Writer
Cambridge
Massachusetts
Free
Equality
Others
Diversity
True
Wear
Hands
Brother
Heart
Share
Make
Hand
Earnest
Justice
Brothers
Freedom
Chains

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