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None who have always been free can understand the terrible fascinating power of the hope of freedom to those who are not free.
Pearl S. Buck
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Pearl S. Buck
Age: 80 †
Born: 1892
Born: June 26
Died: 1973
Died: March 6
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Hillsboro
Oregon
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At heart a truly modest man, he had nevertheless the modest man's pride in his modesty in the face of achievement.
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