Freedom Quote by Ingrid Betancourt

“In this condition of the most devastating humiliation, I still possessed the most precious of liberties, that no-one could take away from me: that of deciding who I wanted to be.” quote by Ingrid Betancourt — Download Open image

“In this condition of the most devastating humiliation, I still possessed the most precious of liberties, that no-one could take away from me: that of deciding who I wanted to be.”

Ingrid Betancourt

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