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Never be bored, and you will never be boring.

Eleanor Roosevelt

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Eleanor Roosevelt
Age: 78 †
Born: 1884
Born: October 11
Died: 1962
Died: November 7
Autobiographer
Diplomat
Feminist
Former First Lady Of The United States
Human Rights Activist
Journalist
Peace Activist
Politician
Writer
Manhattan borough
New York City
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First Lady of the world
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Those of us who believe in the right of any human being to belong to whatever church he sees fit, and to worship God in his own way, cannot be accused of prejudice when we do not want to see public education connected with religious control of the schools, which are paid for by taxpayers' money.
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The war for freedom will never really be won because the price of freedom is constant vigilance over ourselves and over our Government.
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The word liberal comes from the word free. We must cherish and honor the word free or it will cease to apply to us.
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One thing life has taught me: if you are interested, you never have to look for new interests. They come to you. When you are genuinely interested in one thing, it will always lead to something else.
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It seems to me of great importance to teach children respect for life.
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I found that almost everyone had something interesting to contribute to my education.
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It is not fair to ask of others what you are not willing to do yourself.
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I could not at any age be content to take my place in a corner by the fireside and simply look on.
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Power corrupts. Knowledge is power. Study hard. Be evil.
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The people who came to New England, came for freedom of religion. The problem is, freedom of religion to them meant freedom for only their religion
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Each generation supposes that the world was simpler for the one before it.
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Long ago, I made up my mind that, when things were said involving only me, I would pay no attention to them, except when valid criticism was carried by which I could profit.
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One of the best ways of enslaving a people is to keep them from education... The second way of enslaving a people is to suppress the sources of information, not only by burning books but by controlling all the other ways in which ideas are transmitted.
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I have never felt that anything really mattered but knowing that you stood for the things in which you believed and had done the very best you could.
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We are afraid to care too much, for fear that the other person does not care at all.
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The economy of communism is an economy which grows in an atmosphere of misery and want.
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Remember always that you have not only the right to be an individual you have an obligation to be one.
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You seem to think that everyone can save money if they have the character to do it. As a matter of fact, there are innumerable people who have a wide choice between saving and giving their children the best possible opportunities. The decision is usually in favor of the children.
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Do not stop thinking of life as an adventure. You have no security unless you can live bravely, excitingly, imaginatively unless you can choose a challenge instead of competence.
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The labor movement has a great role to play in our country today.
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