Know your number. If you don__ know it you might forget who you are.
Because it__ no longer enough to be a decent person. It__ no longer enough to shake our heads and make concerned grimaces at the news. True enlightened activism is the only thing that can save humanity from itself.
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Because it__ no longer enough to be a decent person. It__ no longer enough to shake our heads and make concerned grimaces at the news. True enlightened activism is the only thing that can save humanity from itself.
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