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This living in a democracy is a problem, isn't it?

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
Human Rights Activist
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It is not more vacation we need — it is more vocation.
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When all is said and done, and statesmen discuss the future of the world, the fact remains that people fight these wars.
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