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I don't know why people have divided the whole world into two groups, west and east. Education is neither eastern nor western. Education is education and it's the right of every human being.

Malala Yousafzai

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Malala Yousafzai
Age: 27
Born: 1997
Born: July 12
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Ignorance allowed politicians to fool people and bad administrators to be re-elected.
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I believe the gun has no power because a gun can only kill, but a pen can give life.
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