We frail humans are at one time capable of the greatest good and, at the same time, capable … - Mairead Corrigan

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My autobiography is one of the truest, most frankly written books ever published in the western hemisphere.

Mairead Corrigan

We frail humans are at one time capable of the greatest good and, at the same time, capable of the greatest evil. Change will only come about when each of us takes up the daily struggle ourselves to be more forgiving, compassionate, loving, and above all joyful in the knowledge that, by some miracle of grace, we can change as those around us can change too.

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