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DR. ANNA HOWARD SHAW
Every woman who loves her country will revere the name of Clara Barton.—Dr. Anna Howard Shaw, President National American Woman Suffrage Association, 1904–Dec., 1915.
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Clara Barton—soldiers of every battlefield since the Civil War have almost deified her. Mothers, wives, sisters and sweethearts of the conflict have ever since held her name in the highest reverence.
Hartford (Conn.) Post.
The ears of the sick are strangely acute. Clara Barton.
A light heart lives long. Shakespeare.
The burden becomes light that is cheerfully made. Ovid.
A cheerful spirit is one of the most valuable gifts ever bestowed upon humanity by a kind Creator. Aughey.
Whatever comes, keep up cheerful and happy and hope for the best. Clara Barton.