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Mary Antin

"Our mothers are racked with the pains of our physical birth; we ourselves suffer the longer pains of our spiritual growth."

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"Our mothers are racked with the pains of our physical birth; we ourselves suffer the longer pains of our spiritual growth."

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"The czar always got his dues, no matter if it ruined a family."
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