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I Know There Is Pain When Sawmills Close And People Lose Jobs, But We Have To Make A Choice. We Need Water And We Need These Forests.
-Wangari Maathai
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I Know There Is Pain
Wangari Maathai
I Know There Is Pain When Sawmills Close And People Lose Jobs, But We Have To Make A Choice. We Need Water And We Need These Forests.
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