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Peace Demands The Most Heroic Labor And The Most Difficult Sacrifice.
-Thomas Merton
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Peace Demands The Most Heroic Labor And
Thomas Merton
Peace Demands The Most Heroic Labor And The Most Difficult Sacrifice.
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