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The essence of immorality is the tendency to make an exception of myself.
Jane Addams
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Jane Addams
Age: 74 †
Born: 1860
Born: September 6
Died: 1935
Died: June 21
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A woman should have the ballot, because without this responsibility she cannot best develop her moral courage.
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