Boston Globe profiles Western Mass. Quaker activist

Boston Globe profiles Western Mass. Quaker activist. When asked how often she has been hauled away for acts of civil disobedience, Frances Crowe responds with a smile: “Not enough.’’ At age 91, and less than a month after her latest arrest, the veteran protester — who favors socks with sandals, thick glasses, and oversized pins with bold-lettered messages — has no plans to stop agitating.

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Comment by Rickey D. Whetstone on 9th mo. 16, 2010 at 11:58pm
I would have liked to seen . . . how many in crowd . . . stayed with Jesus after hearing the sermon on the mount . . . do not resist an evil person . . . if they slap you on the right cheek let them also slap you on the left cheek

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