"Those who kept their sanity and humanity intact in the face of awful adversity. Heroes named and unnamed, some known only to God."

Silvia Cartwright, New Zealander Statesman

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"Those who kept their sanity and humanity intact in the face of awful adversity. Heroes named and unnamed, some known only to God."

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