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Education is the cornerstone of liberty.

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
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt
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First Lady of the world
Education
Cornerstone
Liberty

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This is a time for action — not for war, but for mobilization of every bit of peace machinery.
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Do the things that interest you and do them with all your heart.
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Anger is one letter short of danger.
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