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No one should ever compromise the dignity of another human being.

Sarah Addison Allen

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Sarah Addison Allen
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: March 30
Author
Asheville
North Carolina
Katie Gallagher
Dignity
Another
Ever
Human
Humans
Compromise

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