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There Is A Desire For Progress In The Hearts Of All Men, And It Is The Sense Of Frustration And Inability To Move Forward That Brings Violent Revolution.

-Eleanor Roosevelt

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There Is A Desire For Progress In The Hearts Of All Men, And It Is The Sense Of Frustration And Inability To Move Forward That Brings Violent Revolution.

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