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The right to life does not depend, and must not be declared to be contingent, on the pleasure of anyone else, not even a parent or sovereign.
Mother Teresa
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Mother Teresa
Age: 87 †
Born: 1910
Born: August 26
Died: 1997
Died: September 5
Religious Sister
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Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu
Blessed Teresa of Calcutta
Saint Teresa of Calcutta
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