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The Best Thing We Can Bring To Any Fight Is A Calm And Compassionate Mind.
-George Saunders
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The Best Thing We Can Bring To
George Saunders
The Best Thing We Can Bring To Any Fight Is A Calm And Compassionate Mind.
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