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I Think That, Like Most Of Us, I Was Born With An Innate Goodness. And I Believe That God Has Seen That In Me And Has Protected Me Through Times When I Should Have Died So I Could Fulfill My Potential And Do His Work.

-Jane Fonda

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I Think That, Like Most Of Us, I Was Born With An Innate Goodness. And I Believe That God Has Seen That In Me And Has Protected Me Through Times When I Should Have Died So I Could Fulfill My Potential And Do His Work.

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