They were the Rainbow Warriors of Indian legend, who would come to heal the world when it was sick.

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Richard is gone now, but we carry with us his thirst to know, to grasp, and to heal the world around him.

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Colorblind in a world still struggling with issues of racial and ethnic strife, he tried to "heal the world" and bring people of all backgrounds together.

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Jon Ramer: Embedded in my history and deep in my bones is the idea that our purpose here on earth is to help mend and heal the world.

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The scientist, engineer and entrepreneur, on the other hand, are now able to promise what cybercowboy John Perry Barlow terms the Great Work: to eliminate scarcity, to feed and clothe and heal the world.

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Right now, there are researchers all over the world looking to heal spinal cord injuries by regenerating the nerves that were damaged.

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In Japan, during the celebrations of the 40th anniversary of the UNESCO World Heritage Convention in Hiraizumi, I saw how culture and heritage help to heal the wounds of people affected by disaster.

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Are there more girls out there in the world with so much pain, yet desire to heal from their serious burn injuries?

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That's when nationwide conservative radio program Focus on the Family broadcast a 15-minute interview with Anderson, who compared scrapbooks with family Bibles and preached how they could heal wounds, increase children's self-esteem and generally save the world.

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