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We need to recognize that part our political problem is that we do not participate effectively, that we suffer from a kind of mental slumber.

Marianne Williamson

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Marianne Williamson
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: July 8
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Peace Activist
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Houston
Texas
Marianne Deborah Williamson
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