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It is always legitimate to wish to rise above one's self, never above others.

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Julia Ward Howe
Age: 91 †
Born: 1819
Born: May 27
Died: 1910
Died: October 17
Activist
Lyricist
Peace Activist
Poet
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Suffragette
Writer
New York City
New York
Julia Ward
Mrs. Samuel Gridley Howe
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Rise
Wish
Others
Self
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