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I used to tell my husband that, if he could make me 'understand' something, it would be clear to all the other people in the country.

Eleanor Roosevelt

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Eleanor Roosevelt
Age: 78 †
Born: 1884
Born: October 11
Died: 1962
Died: November 7
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