2019-08-14 “Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor…” From Europe
“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free…” Those words were written by poet Emma Lazarus and placed on the United States’ Statue of Liberty.…
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“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free…” Those words were written by poet Emma Lazarus and placed on the United States’ Statue of Liberty.…
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