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“Children are more perceptive than we give them credit for: the poorest kids know their place as surely as the wealthiest children are aware of their station.” quote by Dawn Foster — Download Open image

“Children are more perceptive than we give them credit for: the poorest kids know their place as surely as the wealthiest children are aware of their station.”

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