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Exigencies create the necessary ability to meet and conquer them.

Wendell Phillips

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Wendell Phillips
Age: 72 †
Born: 1811
Born: November 29
Died: 1884
Died: February 2
Jurist
Lawyer
Politician
Boston
Massachusetts
Meet
Necessary
Create
Ability
Exigencies
Conquer

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