A Quote by Clara Barton

Long ago I added to the true old adage of "What is everybody's business is nobody's business," another clause which, I think, morethan any other principle has served to influence my actions in life. That is, What is nobody's business is my business.

Clara Barton

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Clara Barton
American - Public Servant
December 25, 1821 - April 12, 1912

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