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Degradation Quote by Dalai Lama

“There can be no peace as long as there is…” quote by Dalai Lama — Download Open image

“There can be no peace as long as there is grinding poverty, social injustice, inequality, oppression, environmental degradation, and as long as the weak and small continue to be trodden by the mighty and powerful.”

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