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There is no city or country in the world where women and girls live free of the fear of violence. No leader can claim: this is not happening in my backyard.

Michelle Bachelet

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Michelle Bachelet
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: September 29
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You have to be doing things that matter - responsibility, but also responsibility with epic and beautiful and noble tasks.
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I was a woman, a divorcee, a socialist, an agnostic . . . all possible sins together.
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I took a gamble to exercise leadership without losing my feminine nature.
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Violence ravaged my life. I was a victim of hatred, and I have dedicated my life to reversing that hatred.
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