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An institution or reform movement that is not selfish, must originate in the recognition of some evil that is adding to the sum of human suffering, or diminishing the sum of happiness.

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It is wise statesmanship which suggests that in time of peace we must prepare for war, and it is no less a wise benevolence that makes preparation in the hour of peace for assuaging the ills that are sure to accompany war.

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Born: December 25, 1821
Died: April 12, 1912 (aged 90)
Bio: Clarissa "Clara" Harlowe Barton was a pioneering nurse who founded the American Red Cross. She was a hospital nurse in the American Civil War, a teacher, and patent clerk.
Known for:
  1. The story of my childhood (1907)
  2. The Red Cross in peace and war (1898)
  3. A Story Of The Red Cross (1902)
  4. LIST OF THE UNION SOLDIERS BUR

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