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Aristides de Sousa Mendes

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Aristides de Sousa Mendes was neither a superhero endowed with supernatural powers nor a saint capable of working miracles, but rather a man who loved others and who believed in humanity above all else. He was a man who was truly alone during one of the darkest moments in history.
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Louis-Philippe Mendes, Huffington Post, 18 April 2012

 
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