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Biological family is too small of a vision. Patriotism is far too myopic. A love for our own relatives and a love for the people of our own country are not bad things, but our love does not stop at the border.
Shane Claiborne
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Shane Claiborne
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: July 11
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