MAN AGAINST DARKNESS

by Ben Finger Jr.

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BECAUSE OF THEM . . . .

the men illustrated in the pages that follow—we enjoy a world wherein ignorance, disease, intolerance, and poverty are swiftly becoming things of the past.

HEROIC PIONEERS—OPEN MINDS . . . these illustrious individuals often sacrified their very lives in the interest of their ideals and humanitarian aims.

It behooves us to cherish the heritage of enlightenment they bequeathed to humankind.

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