A Quote by Chelsea Manning
It's not my goal to be a leader or spokesperson, or anything like that.
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I think I've kind of been mistaken for somebody who's trying to be a spokesperson for animal rights, and the fact is I'm not qualified to be a spokesperson. I am passionate about it, but I'm not trying to make other people do what I do.
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