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“In spite of all of the things, the issues, that we may be confronting today, I'm very hopeful, very optimistic about the future.” quote by John Lewis — Download Open image

“In spite of all of the things, the issues, that we may be confronting today, I'm very hopeful, very optimistic about the future.”

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