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It is always legitimate to wish to rise above one's self, never above others.
Julia Ward Howe
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Julia Ward Howe
Age: 91 †
Born: 1819
Born: May 27
Died: 1910
Died: October 17
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Julia Ward
Mrs. Samuel Gridley Howe
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