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When the sense of justice seeks to express itself quite outside the regular channels of established government, it has set forth on a dangerous journey inevitably ending in disaster.

Jane Addams

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Jane Addams
Age: 74 †
Born: 1860
Born: September 6
Died: 1935
Died: June 21
Autobiographer
Feminist
Human Rights Activist
Journalist
Peace Activist
Philosopher
Political Theorist
Social Critic
Social Reformer
Laura Jane Addams
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