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We all get betrayed or we all betray. Life is so complex that it's almost impossible to avoid that. Betrayal is also a critical theme in all the world's great stories. If Christ had not been betrayed, would you have had the resurrection?

Jean Houston

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Jean Houston
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: May 10
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