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And who is responsible for this appalling child slavery? Everyone.
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Mother Jones
Age: 100 †
Born: 1830
Born: May 1
Died: 1930
Died: November 30
Human Rights Activist
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I preferred sewing to bossing little children.
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My teachers treated me as a diamond in the rough, someone who needed smoothing.
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Men's hearts are cold. They are indifferent.
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You ought to be out raising hell. This is the fighting age. Put on your fighting clothes.
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