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At any age it does us no harm to look over our past shortcomings and plan to improve our characters and actions in the coming year.
Eleanor Roosevelt
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Eleanor Roosevelt
Age: 78 †
Born: 1884
Born: October 11
Died: 1962
Died: November 7
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I believe that all that we go through here must have some value.
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The battle for the individual rights of women is one of long standing and none of us should countenance anything which undermines it.
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