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In our country we must trust the people to hear and see both the good and the bad and to choose the good.
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
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Manhattan borough
New York City
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I used to tell my husband that, if he could make me 'understand' something, it would be clear to all the other people in the country.
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When it's better for everyone, it's better for everyone.
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When you adopt the standards and the values of someone else … you surrender your own integrity. You become, to the extent of your surrender, less of a human being.
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I believe that all that we go through here must have some value.
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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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True patriotism springs from a belief in the dignity of the individual, freedom and equality not only for Americans but for all people on earth, universal brotherhood and good will, and a constant and earnest striving toward the principles and ideals on which this country was founded.
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I'm so glad I never feel important, it does complicate life!
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My experience has been that work is almost the best way to pull oneself out of the depths.
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The leisure class is one in which individuals have sufficient economic security and sufficient leisure to find opportunity for a variety of satisfactions in life.
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Enjoy every minute you have with those you love, my dear, for no one can take joy that is past away from you. It will be there in your heart to live on when the dark days come.
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I could not at any age be content to take my place in a corner by the fireside and simply look on.
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You gain strength, courage, and confidence by doing the thing which you think you cannot do.
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The word liberal comes from the word free. We must cherish and honor the word free or it will cease to apply to us.
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The greatest tragedy of old age is the tendency for the old to feel unneeded, unwanted, and of no use to anyone the secret of happiness in the declining years is to remain interested in life, as active as possible, useful to others, busy, and forward looking.
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