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"I don't think I'm yet peaceful because I have to struggle every day within myself when I see the suf..." — Betty Williams

I don't think I'm yet peaceful because I have to struggle every day within myself when I see the suffering of the people of the world, the women and the children. And fury sets in. But I have to transform that and take it out and do something positive with it - but I have to do that sometimes minute to minute.
Betty Williams
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