Antiwar Quote by Daniel Berrigan

“The death of a single human being is too heavy a price for the vindication of any principle, however sacred.” quote by Daniel Berrigan — Download Open image

“The death of a single human being is too heavy a price for the vindication of any principle, however sacred.”

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