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Clara Barton: I may be...

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I may be compelled to face danger, but never fear it, and while our soldiers can stand and fight, I can stand and feed and nurse them.

Source: In The Last Word - A Treasury of Women's Quotes, by Carolyn Warner, 1992.
-- Clara Barton, (Dec 25 1821-1912), US humanitarian, nurse; The Angel of the Battlefield ministered to injured soldiers during the Civil War and founded the American Red Cross.


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