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The Community of Saints to which we are privileged to belong has mythic
proportions, and Ruth was an exemplar even to us who never knew her
personally. Her endorsement of the book of Joe's talks (<u>Bending
History Vol 1</u>) shows a sensitivity to the depths that kept her
going:<br><br>
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could see into people. They felt he really knew them. He told me he had a
dream to spread the Fifth City ideal of community throughout the whole
world. That motivated me to carry on. Joe was a powerful symbol. I called
him the Dean of the Iron Men." -- Ruth Carter, 2005<br><br>
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