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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.

Eleanor Roosevelt

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Eleanor Roosevelt
Age: 78 †
Born: 1884
Born: October 11
Died: 1962
Died: November 7
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Former First Lady Of The United States
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