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Tuesday, January 17, 2012

P.S. Note To Self

Posted on 7:53 AM by humpty
“Never, never be afraid to do what's right, especially if the well-being of a person or animal is at stake. Society's punishments are small compared to the wounds we inflict on our soul when we look the other way.”

-- Martin Luther King, Jr.
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