The very right to be human is denied every day to hundreds of millions…

Nelson Mandela
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The very right to be human is denied every day to hundreds of millions of people as a result of poverty, the unavailability of basic necessities such as food, jobs, water and shelter, education, health care and a healthy environment. ✨ Nelson Mandela (2003). Nelson Mandela: from freedom to the future : tributes and speeches, Jonathan Ball Publishers
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