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We believe that peace is hard-won, That sometimes it is necessary to fight for peace. But more than that, we believe that Justice is more important than peace.

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Veronica Roth
Age: 36
Born: 1988
Born: August 19
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
New York City
New York
Veronica Anne Roth
Hard
Sometimes
Important
Believe
Necessary
Fight
Justice
Fighting
Peace

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It's when you're acting selflessly that you are at your bravest. --Four in Divergent
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