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All wars eventually act as boomerangs and the victor suffers as much as the vanquished.
Eleanor Roosevelt
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Eleanor Roosevelt
Age: 78 †
Born: 1884
Born: October 11
Died: 1962
Died: November 7
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Diplomat
Feminist
Former First Lady Of The United States
Human Rights Activist
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Manhattan borough
New York City
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First Lady of the world
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Do something everyday that scares you.
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Caring comes from being able to put yourself in the position of the other person.
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Anyone who knows history, particularly the history of Europe, will, I think, recognize that the domination of education or of government by any one particular religious faith is never a happy arrangement for the people.
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A respect for the rights of other peoples to determine their forms of government and their economy will not weaken our democracy. It will inevitably strengthen it.
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Some people are going to leave a mark on this world, while others will leave a stain.
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If anyone were to ask me what I want out of life I would say- the opportunity for doing something useful, for in no other way, I am convinced, can true happiness be attained.
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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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