If this world is going to be a better place for our grandchildren and …

Isabel Allende
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If this world is going to be a better place for our grandchildren and great-grandchildren, it will be women who make it so.
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If this world is going to be a better place for our grandchildren and great-grandchildren, it will be women who make it so.

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