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Let there be beauty and strength, power and compassion, honor and humility, mirth and reverence within you.
Starhawk
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Starhawk
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: June 17
Environmentalist
Feminist
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St Paul
Minnesota
Miriam Simos
Miriam Samos
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At this moment in history, we are called to act as if we truly believe that liberty and justice for all is a desirable thing.
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